So I asked myself why today was so great for me and what I realized that some wonderful things are happening at work that will allow me to get back to feeling more like I am making a huge difference for many people. I guess I did something well in my career and someone noticed. I think it's the part that "someone noticed" that makes me feel so great about my day. Regardless of all that, I am just excited about my future in a way that I haven't been for a long time. I'm moving to an area of work that has always brought me much pleasure and was truly part of what helped to kick start my career. I may not wake up every day eager to do the job I am doing now but I can easily tell you that there was a time I did and it was all about the type of work I was doing at the time. I look forward to those times. I've really missed those times.  Back in those days I knew the work I was doing was important but I had the great opportunity to meet and work with some really wonderful people and I went through some true personal growth along the way.

I'm still taking my journey one day (heck sometimes even one hour) at a time but in this moment I can honestly say that I feel great!

With that being said, I would like to think that things may be turning around for me. Over the last few days I have talked about making an effort to start setting up speaking engagements where I can share my stories and listen to the stories of other military spouses. Helping others has always helped to make me feel better and I know my experiences both positive and negative are worth sharing so others may learn from them as I did and to be honest still am.

I'm also thinking more each day about my writing. I've been kicking around the idea of adding to my original "The Soldiers Left Behind" book and including all the stories from the second deployment all the way through the very lessons I am still learning and writing about even today that came from that time in my life. 

My husband and I had initial conversations with a local publishing agent about this concept many months ago but we really didn't do too much to follow up with ideas and I certainly wasn't writing like I have been for the past few months. Honestly I just don't think I was ready. We still have work to do in this arena and that includes going through my journals written here and trying to string them together into something that makes sense and would be helpful to others. I feel stronger every day about my mission to share my lessons with others and to tell you the truth I get excited thinking about being in a room with other spouses and being able to encourage them through the sharing of my own trials and revelations that I have made about why must sometimes endure severe challenges to learn valuable life lessons.

Well, I know it's only Thursday but date night with the hubby has been a little off and we are heading out tonight instead of Friday so I need to keep this brief.

Lesson for the day: Today I learned that I should never allow myself to be overcome by despair and that patience does pay off. That "opportunity" you are waiting to meet your "experience" sometimes comes when you least expect it.

Wishing you Happiness and Light!

Until Next Time,

Laura D.