sunrise over Kauai (Hawaii). Photo taken 9/24/05.Yes, 2005 is not a pain-free year by any measure for me and those I love, but even with that knowledge, this year has absolutely been, without question, the best year of my life to date.
That's a pretty serious claim to make. But I make it anyway with full conviction. The reasons are manifold. But here's a top 5.
Why Teaneck T Hearts 2005:
1. This is the year I met Amy Burke (endless thanks to my friend Pax on that one). Amy technically goes by the label of chiropractor, but what she really does is heal people and what she really is is... well, no Friday Five photoblog entry, superior or otherwise, can cover that. Her healing capability is unlimited. She is unlimited. Without Amy, I would never have transformed in the way I did this year. I can honestly say that Amy has given me the gift that is my true self. I recommend her to all women, men, children, dogs, cats, parakeets, turtles, monkeys, salamanders, plants, etc., ad infinitum. Amy is The It Girl Extraordinaire.
2. This is the year I quit my office job. Ostensibly to write full-time, but really to allow myself to explore options, as general and vague as that statement is. Big thanks to Lorin, to LiquidNet (his company), and to much-beloved Money Energy for this opportunity. (Also big thanks to Amy, but all my blessings this year can be traced back to Amy so let's just make that gratitute humming throughout this entry.) Through Lorin's encouragement and belief in me, and despite my gaping fears and intermittent panic attacks, I spent this year writing; thinking; opening; and just listening to every creative cell in my body.
3. This is the year I became a licensed driver. To know me is to know what a HUGE accomplishment that is. That's big. That's bigger than me quitting the employed life -- and I've been employed non-stop since I was 13 and suddenly I'm not employed, and so to say that this driving thing is bigger means I'm talking major mental reconstruction has been accomplished here.
4. This is the year Lorin and I celebrated our ten-year wedding anniversary. What makes the celebration even better was we realized we are happier now, as individuals and as a couple, than we were then. The awareness that we keep continuing to grow and connect in our growth never ceases to amaze us. (And yes, Lorin sees Amy too.)
5. This is the year I began doing Reiki. Of the five, I would say this is the biggest one of all. It's so big that prior to this blog entry less than 10 people in my life knew that I've been doing it, and of that number I would say only 2-3 know how much Reiki means to me. (With Teaneck T, there is an inverse proportion between what is important and what she discusses with family and friends. Sharing this photoblog is one attempt to reverse that inversion.) Reiki IS my life now. Reiki is everything. Reiki, it turns out, is my true path, and in some ways truer than writing has been for me. And THAT, good people, is big.
Thank you so much, 2005! There's nothing like being the favorite. I heart you forever.
