With that…I headed to Vegas. Not for your typical weekend of debauchery. For a weekend with friends who I don’t see often enough, for time away from “home”…and for some serious personal reflection.
My friend Manus is one of the most amazing people on this planet. I am forever grateful he’s in my life…yet still question how our paths crossed and stayed connected for so long. He’s an incredible man of integrity and value. In Vegas, I felt like I went home. I was WITH family. Manus is my brother, his sons are my nephews. I stayed back and talked to the woman who he fell in love with, and recently married. It was my first time meeting, Ms. Margarita…I think both of us understood how important the others opinion was of ourselves in the eyes of a man we both adore. We talked about him, her, the boys, me…and what’s been on my mind lately…MEN! I told her about my decision to pack things up and live a life not void of purpose and direction, but one without CLEAR directions. She told me she KNEW the world had something amazing in store for me. I told her I honestly believed that this time away from the life I’ve built in California is by design. The timing of everything cannot be THAT coincidental. The world is pushing me to do my own thing, to live for myself, take care of myself and surround myself with the ones I love…because whenever this is over…my life will look entirely different.
On the drive home the next day, I found myself lost in thoughts…and staring at a sliver moon. Teeny tiny, skinny little moon…hanging in the middle of the desert, somewhere between Vegas and home. For an hour I kept staring at that moon. I started to wonder why…what is it about this new moon? And just like a baseball bat to the head it hit me! New beginnings are like the beginning of the newest moon. With that, I leave you with “Sliver Moons and Other Musings” as I begin my journey!
My friend Manus is one of the most amazing people on this planet. I am forever grateful he’s in my life…yet still question how our paths crossed and stayed connected for so long. He’s an incredible man of integrity and value. In Vegas, I felt like I went home. I was WITH family. Manus is my brother, his sons are my nephews. I stayed back and talked to the woman who he fell in love with, and recently married. It was my first time meeting, Ms. Margarita…I think both of us understood how important the others opinion was of ourselves in the eyes of a man we both adore. We talked about him, her, the boys, me…and what’s been on my mind lately…MEN! I told her about my decision to pack things up and live a life not void of purpose and direction, but one without CLEAR directions. She told me she KNEW the world had something amazing in store for me. I told her I honestly believed that this time away from the life I’ve built in California is by design. The timing of everything cannot be THAT coincidental. The world is pushing me to do my own thing, to live for myself, take care of myself and surround myself with the ones I love…because whenever this is over…my life will look entirely different.
On the drive home the next day, I found myself lost in thoughts…and staring at a sliver moon. Teeny tiny, skinny little moon…hanging in the middle of the desert, somewhere between Vegas and home. For an hour I kept staring at that moon. I started to wonder why…what is it about this new moon? And just like a baseball bat to the head it hit me! New beginnings are like the beginning of the newest moon. With that, I leave you with “Sliver Moons and Other Musings” as I begin my journey!
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