Seven years ago today, I was on my “trip of a lifetime,” my first solo overseas trip and (I thought) one last big adventure before settling down on my well planned path to a comfortable retirement.
Six years ago today, I was celebrating the birthday of my husband of 28 years, totally unaware that in a few days he would announce he was seeing someone else and was leaving me to move in with her.
Five years ago today, I was frantically clearing out the (sold) family home, with a flight to England a week later that turned out to be the start of 9 months of almost non-stop travel.
Four year ago today, I was adjusting to the third week of the first Covid lockdown.
Three year ago today, I was in Barbados. Covid lockdown had ended but we were trapped inside by the ash from the volcanic eruption in St. Vincent.
Two years ago today, I was surfing, hiking, liming and laughing in Barbados. Much to my surprise, I was married again.
A year ago, travel was opening up again, but home base was still Barbados, and we loved to share our lives with good, good friends.
Today, I am back in Canada, with everything in transition except the love of my partner and my family.
I have no idea what the world, and my life, will look like next year.
Life is precious, and strange, and we delude ourselves if we think we know where it is going.
Enjoy today, no matter where it may find you.
Brave Travels 
hard to believe the journey you have been on Kathryn. You have made the most of everything- keep going. You got this girlfriend
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“Life is precious, and strange, and we delude ourselves if we think we know where it is going.” I agree.
One of my songs I used to perform here in uk quite a lifetime ago was called “I’ve Come A Long Way.” The final line: “I’ve come a long way to…myself,” was/is more about the journey, not to finding yourself, but being yourself, the Self you already knew was there, the Self you always were and are but never actualized. Circumstances and life in general can lead you there if you are BRAVE enough. You bit the bullet and realized the one great lady you are.
Keep living beautifully, both of you.
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