What the heck is Washington really trying to say?
To me, Celestial Fire is the stars burning bright in the night sky. The ones that sparkle and glimmer so incandescently that you can see them from earth — at least when all that light isn't absorbed by the noise of a city. I think Washington's quote encourages us to bring the stars inside, where we swallow them whole to reflect back the truth that only our conscience fully appreciates. That firey blast of internal damnation is powerful, indeed.
Granted, the President wrote this adage at a time when war was in the air, and dramatic change and revolution surrounded him. I can relate.
I turn 51 in two months from today. This has been a remarkable year in my life — the year I celebrated my 20th anniversary (alone), the year my business hit the revenue level I'd been working toward since 2008, and the year my kids were old enough (and mature enough) for me to take my life back.
Today, as I start this blog, I embark on the next leg of my journey. I plan to spend the entire next year figuring out what I want from the next decades of my life.
- As I leave my husband … I'm determined to gently untie this marriage, rather than cut it apart. If I keep love in my heart, I think it's possible. I hope so.
- As I move to Richmond … I feel a pure joy that I only felt when my first child was born; again, I feel a sense of peacefulness, playfulness, and a love that is full of potential.
- As I watch my two children enter adulthood … I feel a sense pride and pleasure I had no idea I'd embrace with such gusto.
- And, as I watch as my business grows in new directions … I am reminded again that it is a reflection of who I am, where I'm going, what I dream of … and how much I love watching it unfold.
Celestial Fire, light my way … Hope
Next:
- 100 First Emails: Embracing the joys and perils of online dating
- Leaving Home and Hunting Squirrels: My life as seen from the branch of an oak tree
- When did I stop loving you: Was it before or after you stopped loving me?
- The meaning of my life after 50: How that morning at the beach changed everything
- What it means to be brave: And why my definition is probably different than yours
- Why do so many women hate sex: Is that actually freaking possible?
- How can I help my mother not be so insane: The drama of daughter trying to do good, and stay sane herself
- What does it mean to love someone: Sometimes it means to let go, right?
- Mommy Uppy: How the meaning of picking up my kids has changed in the last 20 years
- Seeing yourself: Why being on TV is such a mind f-ck
- Taming the shrew: Why my hair is like a client — always needing something — and how I came to embrace my wild mane
- Doing the right thing: Why it's time for me to go
And more … stay tuned!
