Archive for May 23rd, 2008

Posted on May 23, 2008 - by Lu

Wow. Just Freakin’ Wow!

I took this picture over the weekend. How I wish I could say it was in a tropical location that requires sunglasses and big brimmed hats, but alas, it was at my local botanical gardens. I can still dream. When I look at it, it gives me major summer fever and a hunger for a real vacation.

This week has been filled with surprises, anticipation, triumph and all kinds of good stuff. I am definitely going to make the trip to San Francisco and speak at the BlogHer conference. I am excited about seeing a place I have not been before and shooting lots and lots of pictures. People from my past have come back into my life and that is a good feeling. Especially when you have good memories of them. I have been in talks for the past month about a new opportunity and it came to fruition today. I am excited about what this holds for my future. And, I experienced four days in a row of serious happiness as I nursed my very sore legs. You see, I decided it would be a good idea to amp up my work out and do one hundred walking lunges. Ouch, but it is so worth it in the end.

Sometimes, you have to go through something painful to see the results of your hard work. I am not just talking about working out either. This applies to a few other areas of my life. You can not always see why you are suffering and we resist suffering because we don’t want to feel any kind of pain. There can be pleasure with pain and often times, suffering a little bit brings rewards beyond your imagination if you are willing to surrender and go through what you have to to get there. This is what I have learned over the past few months. My suffering was not without purpose. My surrendering did not make me weak. Through it all, I am stronger than I have ever been, more grounded in my faith and confident that I have all that I need right now in this present moment. And that feels pretty good.