Dance In the Parkinglot

In a million years I could not imagine being in this spot. I am an empty nester. I had NO CLUE what that really meant or how it would affect my life. When the boys were little I guess I thought it would always be that way. I was exhausted and worn out at most points. We passed our selves coming and going. I couldn't wait to get out of that"season" when I was in it. I enjoyed it and I certainly enjoyed my boys but man oh man I was tired!!! If I could go back I'd be more grateful and appreciative of every single minute. I'd complain less and smile more. I'd stay off my phone and not people please as much. I would hug and kiss more and fight less. (I really don't need to be right about everything. ) I'd Be Present and #doitafraid!!! I'm having to reconcile in my mind my short comings and regrets. God is going to have to show me how to let them go! I cannot go back and change the past but I CAN change my future. I can show the next generation what NOT to do! I can pass along my failures to help others avoid the pitfalls. There are women in my life that I am soooooo grateful for! Women who have helped me navigate being a wife, mom, and now a Lolli!! Gosh I am soon grateful for them! But I also have women who remind me to have fun, LOL, be silly, and enjoy where I am at. It takes a "tribe" to make me who I am. Wow I hadn't thought of that! I am a better woman when I am surrounded by TOTALLY different kinds of people. They remind me "I am not made wrong". I am quirky, loud, and flaky, BUT I love HUGE, laugh a lot, and need to be surrounded by color and colorful people. So maybe my advise to you in whatever season you are in would be ENJOY WHERE YOU ARE NOW. You are exactly where you are supposed to be and you can never go back, so squeeze every ounce of life out of it!!! Use all caps and exclamation points!!!! Dress up for no reason and dance in the parking lot with your radio up loud. Stop waiting to not be tired or less stressed or when you slow down or when you have the money to or energy to or........(fill in the blank with the excuses)
You only have this one life here on earth live it LARGE. Heaven will be its own party. :) Make a change that will change the world, put down your phone and look at the world with YOUR eyes!!! It's still a beautiful place.