I had a great long weekend. It wasn’t as sunny as it was supposed to be but it was spent in the comfort of my partner’s house listening to the rain falling on the roof with a crackling fire in the fireplace; the predominant feeling that I am left with is I am grateful for the love. I am grateful for the love of my partner. I am grateful for all the people that I have come to know in Bragg Creek who are so kind to me. I am grateful for the people that work at the stores that I grocery shop at that acknowledge me. I am grateful for my friend that I walk with on the weekends. If I really think about the people that I am grateful for, it regularly brings tears of joy to my eyes. I look back over my life and the only thing I regret is that I did not always have an open heart to the people around me. I was self absorbed for a majority of my life. So now I go to the opposite pole. I tell people how much I love them and do that as often as I can. At the end of your life what means most to you are all the people in it not the successes in your working life or your personal accomplishments. What means the most to me are the heart connections in my life. I want to foster more and nurture more heart connections in my life. Then I will be truly living at a level that I can be satisfied with. I will be a cup that is overflowing…I am grateful for the love…