I can't tell you what a blessing life is today. I reflect over the past couple of years and all I can say is WOW! I've changed so much and grown in so many ways I'm overwhelmed with love, joy, excitement and really thank God for all the blessings in my life today.
Some of my journeys include wakeboarding for the first time this past September, it was amazing!! Jeff (boyfriend) kept saying I was going to get up the first time since I was a gymnast and cheerleader it would be easy. Well, I would have been okay if he said this just to me, but he decided to tell everyone on the boat. Those of you who know me well, can only imagine my hesitation to go first should I not be able to get up and thoroughly embarrass myself. Needless to say I let one of the other first timers go first, after about 10 tries, he could not get up so I figured I could go next. Well, low and behold, I got up the first time!!!! I just popped right up out of the water!!!! So, I am looking forward to summer this year and setting my goals high (I know this is a shocker) to learn flips and tricks this year!
So, my next journey was that I started my own business (sort of), being an Independent Arbonne Consultant. Now, I've been told that I have a very "sales" personality, however I hate sales!!!! I decided to go out on a limb and very much out of my comfort zone and give this a try. I normally wouldn't do such a thing but I really do like the products and one of the NVP's said something that really caught my attention and that was "instead of asking what if it doesn't work, ask yourself what if it does". I had been contemplating a second job but didn't want a set schedule so I'm giving this a try. I know this may not seem like big news to you, but trust me when I say this is WAY out of my comfort zone but I finally felt like I market large corporations and have been in advertising/marketing for 7 years now, why not do it for myself!
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Journey #3 lead me to Eureka Springs, Arkansas, where I rode a horse for the first time ever!!!! Yes, I have lived in TX all my life and have never ridden a horse. Jeff had a friend who's uncle owns a hotel in Arkansas so we took a little weekend vacation - it was great!!!! The weather there was awesome, we sat on restaurant balconies downtown and ate lunch, did a little shopping, I got to ride a horse and we played bingo with some friends and I actually won $40.00!!!! It was a great weekend and is what has really spurred me to reflect on my past and appreciate how much I have today and actually pat myself on the back for how far I've come in the past year. 
