On the Couch with CA

I have decided that it is time to just face up to it, that there is just no two ways about who and what I am.    It was the morning of Sunday the 22 June 2014 and I was all excited about heading out with my Keep On Moving partners, Zita and her mother Sandy to pick up some youngsters from Valhalla Park for our monthly hike, when I was faced with a flat tyre after loading the car with my bags.  At first I thought, do I fix this myself or do I call a friend (male), to come and do the job, then I decided against that idea, and just unloaded the car and pulled out the jack and the spare tyre. It was not the first time having to change a tyre and it probably would not be the last, but today was not a good day to be doing this, as I was not feeling 100% while trying to recover from the flu.  My energy levels were not up to the task at hand.  Nonetheless with the last of the energy I had left in me I managed to cha...

There is not too much to say, but behind all the laughter there is a whole lot of tears. The last three months have been pretty awesome and it made me realise that I do deserve the best that life has to offer me. So it was with great sadness I had to accept that something wonderful was not meant to be because of some miscommunication (if that is the real reason).  But whatever, it does not matter right now, it is what it is and life goes on. Worrying about the could haves, would haves and what ifs, is not going to change the destination already planned for me by a more powerful force. Every person and experience that comes along this journey that I am on, is all part of a greater plan.  Some people will stay and some will leave and all I can do is thank them, wish them well, and wave them goodbye.  Of course there has been and will still be a few, I will just breathe a sigh of relief when I see the back of them, but most of all the ones who impacted positively o...