Oh what a night....

It seems that when things get a little heavier and darker, it is then immediately balanced by light.....and last night was definitely in line with that! Like a ray of sunshine coming amid the frigid temps and stress as of late.....the Gala was at Skytop Lodge, which I had never been to. And it is outrageously gorgeous and magical.....and we had so much fun.....and watching my friend Jeannemarie give the speech about her dream project was a beautiful thing to behold.....her vision is to create an Independence Village, where special needs adults can thrive, and live their lives with whatever degree of support is needed.....and it is a beautiful vision and I have had the privilege of watching her walk her way toward it! And I deeply believe that since the vision was laid on her heart and on her husband's heart that it will find its way into existence! It is obviously a vision that is near and dear to my heart too as a special needs mom and wanting my own child to have a place to be where he feels comfortable and safe......and gets to stay in his own community......which is an important thing.....I also love her family so much and getting together with them.....we danced the night away and then got to stay at the hotel......I am currently sitting here sipping my coffee and typing this from there:) The views here are so beautiful and I am definitely coming back in the nice weather to explore more! And so I guess the magic of last night is such a reminder that things shift.....and if you stay grounded and surrender to what is and look for the light it will be found.......I truly believe that......I was reminded again this week of the power in surrender and not fighting what is and letting things unfold as they will......not fighting against it.....but moving through it.....and accepting it.....and it is the most powerful thing we can do......and even yesterday it was so clear to me that in another version of my life, this Gala likely would not have been in my experience.......I would have been cozied in with my little family.....crockpot.....wind blowing all of it......and likely not taken the opportunity to go to this event.....and gosh I truly would give up so much of what I have experienced to have had THAT life have worked out, if that had been meant to be.....but it was not meant to be.....so my kid's are with their dad and this version was what was meant to be......and so learning to embrace the life I AM living is the way on repeat......and so remembering that, and perhaps needing to be reminded of it often to not get off track.....and trying and to not fight the things that cannot be changed is a powerful thing.....and I will always choose surrender and acceptance because it allows for me to avoid so much pain and suffering.....so this morning I am feeling happy and grateful.....for so much of so much! Happy Sunday! Enjoy and cheers to Independence Village seeing its way to existence, AMEN:)