Positively Happy
23 August 2007 by livingrainbowcolor
I’m back home now, vacation is almost over.
The theme of this vacation was to give myself closure on some old family issues and give my daughter a sense of what it was like to grow up in the South. It was hugely successful, with many wonderful experiences, and I did get the closure I desired.
Random positives, in no particular order:
- Closure is good
- Walking away from past hurts makes me feel peaceful
- My daughter is unbelievably wise
- Not only did I not compulsively buy Cheetos to bring home with me, but I threw away a bag I’d carried for the two weeks, yet was still 90% full. They tasted icky.
- My childhood was small: small house, small environment, small minds. I am proud to be larger now, in every way
- Gone is gone, over is over
- Hotels now carry Comedy Central, HGTV and Food Network
- Nothing tastes better than really fresh corn on the cob (really fresh = picked within an hour)
- Air conditioning is glorious when the temperature is over 100 F
- Visiting graves can be comforting
- I love my life
- I experienced true happiness and peace after seeing my past and how far I’ve progressed
- Jack Daniels makes a great BBQ sauce
- I fastened the airplane seat belt without an extender for the first time in 10 years. This was on the way home, after I’d eaten everything I wanted for 2 weeks
- Letting go is freedom
