"If life really begins on your 40th birthday, it's because that's when women finally get it… the guts to take back their lives." Laura Randolph
I don't finally get it, it is more, now, I have the liberty to do it. My son is grown, working, there is finally time to explore and start dreaming my dreams again. I start this journey a bit late, but I started everything else early, so I think its just about the right balance.
There are do many things I still want to do. Travel, write, photograph. Well before the term bucket list became famous, I had a notebook of lists of the places I want to visit. Places where I want to photograph the perfect sunset and the places to photograph the most refreshing sunrises. I still have that dream of writing a book. I have seen a few of my friends do it, some of them even twice and I am so envious! Soon, I hope, I will get the guts to write it and share something so raw for the world to see.
This is the beginning of a new journey, now I take the bull by the horns, so to speak, and face the trek I have to capture my dreams. I will risk, I won't hide behind motherhood, hide behind my job, or hide behind a set of false burdens. I will step out in faith, believe in my self, and reach for the stars set out for me. I know there are a few with my name written on them, it is about time I claim them. And just like what Hugh Hefner said:
"Life is too short to be living someone else's dreams."
