The beauty of love......

This last week was a little intense.....with the eclipse and moon energy impacting my kiddos at school and beyond.....and so yesterday was a welcomed little gift......I got an invitation yesterday morning from my brother to go visit his brand new baby.....and I was taking my son to his dad's house.....my daughter was already there.....and it seemed like the perfect way to spend the afternoon......I had a coaching client in the morning.....and then headed to his house.....and I am not sure there is anything like holding new life in your arms......it was lovely....and my parents came too......it was a magical way to spend the day....and then I came back and headed to my friend's house......she has been my friend since we were 14......and we have seen our lives go through all the transitions .....marriages, kids, divorces, and new love, and all of the in between......and so I went to her fiance's house, and he made corned beef and cabbage, and all the trimmings and we had a great time......I got to meet some of her new people......and it was terrific.....and it touched me this morning about the beauty of love.....and how love is found all around us......I think as single folks, we tend to only think about romantic love being THE thing.....but really ALL love in our lives counts so fully......and my romantic love lives far.....so I suppose I feel single most of the time, and sort of move in those terms, filling up my life in my corner of the world.....while he does the same in his....and then we share the space we have created in between....but I have a lot of other love in my life......and I am grateful for all of it.....and I also was struck with the realization as I woke alone in my house this morning....that it is a good thing that I am wired to be as independent as I am.......or the reality of my life would be hard....waking up alone and being on my own a lot feels like freedom to me and I never mind......and it got me thinking about other people, and thinking that due to how they are wired, it makes it hard to stay single maybe, or not seek partnership and love? I guess we are all who we are and maybe built the way we need to be, to live the lives we are given to live! That is what I like to think anyway:) That we are given the gifts we need to live our lives and face what comes....and hopefully if we are lucky we get touched by the beauty of love along the way:) And personally I am grateful for every bit of the love I receive in this life and in this chapter....Such a gift! Happy Sunday:) Enjoy the day:)