Baby Steps

Hello!

It is that time of year again, the cold has finally showed it's face enough to give us the preview of what is coming. Like the current weather, these past few weeks I have felt cold. I was angry, bitter, resentful, hurt and confused and despite my best efforts, I felt like I had become a cold person. At first I was unsure of how to really move on even though I knew I had to. I knew that I needed to change my mindset. In one of my families favorite movies, "What About Bob?" starring Richard Dreyfus as Leo Marvin and Bill Murray as Bob Wiley. In this hilarious movie, to put it simply, Bob has problems. When Bob seeks the help of a psychiatrist, Leo tells him about his revolutionary new book called Baby Steps. The concept is simple, in everything you do, make small goals for yourself and work on accomplishing those goals one small step at a time. I needed to Baby Step my way through the past few weeks to get to where I am now. There has been closure, the beginnings of new connections, and personal goals accomplished. I feel like I am making good progress despite how new all of these changes are and how quickly it all happened. I truly believe that everyone we meet and everything that happens to us in life makes us who we are and helps us to grow as a person. I am not even close to perfect, but I am trying my best in all I am doing. I have had new people come into my life that have shown me that I am not alone, there are people like me who have similar situations as I do and sometimes that is all you need to know. That even in your darkest hours, there is someone out there going through something just like what you are. It seems to me that certain people come into our lives when we need them to the most. I am happy to be starting this new journey. In so many ways I feel a freedom that is so new to me. I can go anywhere and do anything that I want to and I have big plans to do that. In the meantime, I will keep enjoying the ride. Maybe see what baby steps you can make this month, try something new! See what happens, I am and I have to say it is exciting. I will write more soon. Happy Saturday and remember it all starts with a baby step!