beautiful life

I know a girl, she's 29.

She has no kids, isn't married. 

Beautiful woman, great job.

She has a "5 Year Plan". It's written down.

I have known her almost 6 years and her "5 Year Plan" has changed at least 5 times.

I can tell you this: I don't have the guts to write down a plan like that.

"What if I CAN'T?!" "That will be too hard!" "I don' wanna!"

(These are the things that I say to myself when I consider making a 5 year plan.)

Ok, so, that being said, that I can't handle making this sort of plan, I still think it's part of the reason she's so happy.  I sincerely think that the reason she's so happy is because each step she takes in her life is towards something, not away from something.

What a responsibility, this life I've been given.  So much possibility and only I can decide to make something of it.  It's exhausting, when it should be exhilarating.  

I intend to be exhilarated, from this day forward.

  

Keep it simple?

Consistency is contrary to nature, contrary to life. The only completely consistent people are dead.

Aldous Huxley

Change happens. Sometimes it happens to us.  Often we are guided by circumstance or by inspiration to make change happen on our own.  Either way is scary: the choices, the growing pains, the unknown.

Henry went to bed one night repeating, "There's no simple child."  (I think this was a little bit about his interest in the meaning of it, and a little bit about him just wanting to repeat anything over and over.)   For a lot of reasons, I can't clear my head tonight.  Just wanted to say that there's no simple life, either.  If you're feeling overwhelmed, remember that :)

Hope this finds you well,
Laurie