I am in San Francisco for the weekend, visiting dear friends, and just enjoying life. I rode to the hotel on a shuttle I shared with a couple from New Zealand. They were delightful! They told me all about their travels and their adventures that took them all over the world. They spotted a little red mustang convertible and they were so excited! They told me they rented one while on vacation, years ago, and it was the best money they ever spent. I thought that sounded like so much fun! I was in awe of their lifestyle, truly inspired, and I told them as much. The wife told me it took a lot for them to plan this trip (SF was their first stop in a two-month jaunt). She told me something, I will never forget, she said, “You have to live life with imagination!” Words to live by!
As a Caregiver, my imagination wasn’t all too active or wild. I often dreamed of quiet, relaxation time, but beyond that, I wasn’t fantasizing about trips to, well, New Zealand! Now, I have a lot of free time, in between work, and I can go wherever I want to go. “Free” is a word I embrace and value. I have the freedom to take care of myself, be myself, and live a “care-free” life. The “Life of Riley” I believe it’s been called.
This Memorial Day weekend, I want to kick-off with a gratitude prayer to everything that happened to me, for me, and because of me, thus far, that put me on this journey, and landed me here in this space at this time. As I sit in a hotel room overlooking Fisherman’s Wharf, I am grateful. Not just for the life I am making for myself, but for how my family and friends helped me get to this place.
On an even more serious note, I want to kickoff Memorial Day weekend with gratitude for all the men and women who served and continue to serve this great country, so I can enjoy this wonderful life, in an amazing country, that affords me opportunities to enjoy life. Some people don’t enjoy life, they are in survival mode, with each day bringing new difficulties. I have never experienced anything on that level. Further, I don’t have to worry about religious persecution, or live in fear that this very blog and my words will get me thrown in jail, or worse, killed. I have these precious freedom-gifts because of our military, and I acknowledge them, and I thank all of them.
Thank you, to all the men and women serving our armed forces, past, present and future. God Bless America!
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