Life can Turn 360 Degrees in Minutes

This week I attended a very nice afternoon Tea Party/Fashion show at the best hotel in the city. It was sponsored by United Way as a thank you to contributors. The food was beautiful as was the setting. Beautiful flowers, art work, and furnishings as would be expected for a very nice hotel. The fashions were modeled by beautiful young women. The clothes were very high fashion and expensive. A talented gentleman played a beautiful Grand piano. Conversation and laughter was abundant. Everyone seemed to be enjoying the afternoon. I needed to attend another event and had to leave early. I noticed that the piano player was also leaving early. I was very surprised when he turned out to be the piano player at the next event I was attending. The next event was held at the Salvation Army Church by The Turning Point. The Turning Point is a local shelter that assists women and their children who are being abused. They were holding a candle light service to remember the women who had lost their lives to domestic violence. The people attending the event had either lost a family member or a friend to domestic violence. The attendees faces were sad and there was little to no conversation. The program included a poem and a skit that left most in tears. Candles were lit and hugs shared as we remembered those that were lost at the hands of those that they thought loved them most. As I was driving home I thought about how ironic it was that in the space of less than 20 minutes I had witnessed two such different events. The events were held at locations that are less than one mile apart in our city. But the two events were light years apart in tone and purpose. One event recognized the monetary contributions of the attendees the other the loss of loved ones and the support of a brave group of people who daily work to prevent additional loss of life from domestic violence. Life can turn 360 degrees when you are least expecting it.

Life is Complicated

I have realized I rarely have time to think about me. What do I want. If I were going to write down dreams/goals just for me...I can't seem to focus on what they would be any longer. How did that happen? Days are busy and turn into busy weeks, months and then years. Is being busy just an excuse to avoid thinking about what is important? I seem to have plenty of questions but no answers.

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