I have this statement written in blood and ink. It has been a part of my life since I was 23 years old. When I decided that it was appropriate to place on my body forever, I had no idea that it would be my life’s mission to live by that statement.

The journey from where I was at that point in my life to where I am now is amazing. I have had some divine interventions in my life and have been fortunate to really allow myself to explore all this life filled with love has to offer.

In order to know how to be a good partner, parent, friend, daughter, business partner, boss, teacher, and animal mom, life had to show me the entire scope of being in these relationships.

When I got this tattoo on my leg I really thought I had found love. I was reading a lot of poetry, fulfilling my duties as a provider and mother, in a relationship with a person who was outdoorsy and full of energy. I was in the best shape of my life, now that I think about it, while I was in this relationship. I was working full time in a job that I had finally realized that was going to go nowhere, and quite frankly, I didn’t want to become the people I was watching from lower in the ranks.

I had decided to go to school and was really excited about the next phase in life. I got the tattoo and it represented the time of change. It represented what I was supposed to do. I was supposed to go on a journey that I had started many years before. I just didn’t realize it at the time. I was too young at that time to realize what life had in store.

At this moment in time, I am being presented with life’s flow. I am receiving a challenging yet exciting proposition and I will be open to receiving this new path. I am learning to be a good teacher. I am learning to be a good mother (yes even at 41 I am still learning how to be a good parent). I am learning new ways of doing business. I am learning how to let go of thoughts that don’t serve me. I am learning where I am most at ease.