ELEVEN

Tomorrow marks eleven months since my entire life changed.

Eleven months.  That’s nearly a year.  

As I type this, it’s been precisely 10 months, 30 days, 15 hours, 12 minutes & 41 seconds.  

Yes, I know that.  

Somehow I didn’t think I would survive the first 24 hours.

Yet here I am.

When you lose someone you love you become acutely aware of the passage of time.

Life is an odd thing.

One moment you’re planning a vacation and the next you’re making final arrangements.  

Anything can change at any moment.  

All we can do is make the most of the time that we are given.

Create memories with our loved ones.

Never let fear hold us back from living our best lives.

And be grateful for every second.  

Joseph Campbell once said that both heaven & hell are within us.  

I believe that to be true.  

Being human means seeing the world through your own, constantly shifting, lens.

Your perception is your reality.

When you focus on the negative, life becomes unbearable.  

Negative emotions narrow your mind & focus your thoughts.

When you focus on the positive, life expands immeasurably.

Positive emotions broaden your sense of possibility & open your mind up to more options.  

At times life throws us curve balls & we just aren’t sure what to make of them.

All I know to do in times like that is to lean heavy on my intuition.  

Albert Einstein once said “The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant.”

And my boy Steve Jobs nailed it when he said “Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.”

Even good ole Stephen Hawking said “you have to make the intuitive leap.”

So that’s what I do.  

Like Oscar Wilde said, we’re all in the gutter but some of us are looking at the stars, right?