Because this has been a year of many difficult events in my life i am going to throw caution to the wind this holiday season and focus on the best things about 2009. GwenBell is doing a blog challenge called "The Best of 2009." I am going to do my best to do every single one of them.
December 1st, 2009 - What was your best trip of the year?
I don't travel very much. I don't have the time or money. I would love to travel more and i plan to one day.
This year i visited many local spots - Tofino, Sechelt, Vancouver (several times), Parksville and Tofino again, but in the summer.
I also flew to Chicago for BlogHer. I love Chicago.
The best trip i had was to the beach, by myself, when i needed to catch my breath. It was late august and the magnitude of my house fire was hurting my soul. I wandered down with a London Fog and my camera. I sat on the rocks and watched the sun setting over SaltSpring Island. I lined up some stones, one for each difficult thing i was facing - a broken heart, a worry about my children, health, companionship, anxiety, stress - and i tossed them in the ocean. Closing my eyes and imagining something different, something better.
A new house, health, companionship, a heart that soars.
And for a while, even after the sun had gone down, i felt at peace with myself and brave and strong.
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