Let the Blogging Begin

Welcome to my Blog Site. I wish I could say I was "rock N away" in these chairs right now but the next best thing is capturing this in a photo to remind me "summer is just around the corner" NOT! We just had the most ferocious winds yesterday and into the late night. Gusts of 50 plus MPH. We are atop a valley in a log cabin with fabulous views from all sides but no protection from the winds.  Our 300 gallon plastic water tank we haul our water in was resting on some railroad ties and the winds lifted it and carried it across our driveway/lane towards our garage on the east! It is upside down.  I trekked out during daylight to get some more wood from the woodshed where the tank HAD been resting and trust me...I was never so glad I wasn't of petite stature for I'd have become Mary Poppins or Dorothy and landed in Manitoba somewhere! 

I am a City Gal from the South who has found herself learning to appreciate the adventures in the North in the Canadian Prairies.  Who knew? I didn't settle into all our moves w/out a bit of kicking and screaming but finally realized it didn't matter where I was.................I was still taking ME with ME..........and the ME I was bringing  along had a lot of baggage and I embarked on quite the archeological dig.........which is never really over ..........I mean....why would one want to stop searching for hidden treasures?  Certainly not me!  Dusty, some tears, messy and sometimes took a lot of time to find those treasures OR to accept they were a part of me........but it has allowed me to use my sense of humor as a means to share myself and my lessons through the adventures in the North. I'm not afraid to look in the mirror any more and see who is really there.  I have great respect for those who embark on their self awareness journey and I make sure my circle of people value me but also hold me accountable and most of all I keep a balance of people who remind me PLAY is a great 4 letter word..(my husband and two children for starters!)....and also those who will sit and ponder life's questions/my questions seeing where in some way "we can make a difference".  I truly believe the best difference WE can make for our world is to become the best person WE can be......My faith is very "Heinz 57" as I have been told and I work diligently to meet people where they are......and respect their right to make their choices just as I have learned to respect MY right to make the choices that work best for me.  I remind myself often that "this is how I feel today" not be be wishy washy in my thinking any more but to remind myself NOT to have my beliefs cemented into my being for it is a tough "dig" to chip away at old buried belief systems that perhaps once gave us life...........and now not so much.

 As you will see I type much as I speak.......very random at times and disconnected. Perhaps reading my blog can be a sort of "archeological dig' for you who read it........trying to see if you can find "just what I am trying to say" ..........if not..........you are welcome to ask me to try and explain it again......or NOT!

Happy Trails/Trials Today!

CanadaGin