Live BOLDLY
Apparently, I’m getting old. Kevin and I spent so much time at dinner the other night, that we missed the movie we were planning to see. We had a babysitter until 10:30pm, so we were not about to go home…but what on earth were we going to do?! Go have a drink? No, thank you, had one for dinner. Go dancing? Uh, no, too exhausted to muster up dancing energy (and only had one drink at dinner).So, we took our “old” selves to Old Sacramento and walked around a bit. We found ourselves in that wacky little claustrophobic incense store where you can spend days and days looking at all of the new age trinkets and wind chimes and books. And, of course, I stumbled upon a book called Live Boldly, and, well, had to buy it.
I’m so glad I’m OLD!
I haven’t quite finished reading it, but it is full of little nuggets of wisdom. I’m certain my Facebook friends are going to get tired of me posting them all!
It’s not particularly mind-blowing, but I love it. This may come to a surprise to many of you reading this, but I’ve been, once again, wondering what exactly is my place in the world? What is it, really, that I’m suppose to be doing with my life? And what this book encourages you to do is to come up with a “mission” for your life. Much like corporations do.
But how do you decide what your mission is? WELL…here is an excerpt from that chapter: “‘What is the single illuminating thing which shines its light on all the elements of the best parts of your life (the sounds of which makes your heart sing and your feet dance)?’ Answer that and then know: this is the thing you must do.”
Wow.
The second I read that, I knew that my personal “mission” is to LIVE and BREATHE Son-Rise with Ross. It’s the only thing in my life that comes even remotely close to the above statement. Playing with Ross the way that I play with him (and trust me, it’s not the way parents typically play with their children) definitely makes my heart SING and my feet DANCE. So I know it is the thing I MUST do.
Knowing this, now, somehow is giving me great comfort. When we found the Son-Rise Program, I KNEW that everything I had ever done had led me to it. A year and a half later, when it feels so second nature to me now, I’m incredibly grateful to have found it for so many reasons. Not just because I see sooo much progress in Ross’s development and growth, but mostly because I have seen so much in my own.
Live BOLDLY. I’m positive it’s the path to happiness. Being “old” never felt so good!

Those of you who know me well, know that Working Girl is my all time, favorite movie. It hit theaters in 1988 and stars Melanie Griffith, Harrison Ford, and Sigourney Weaver. And one my favorite comedic actresses, Joan Cusak, plays the “best friend.” I have watched this movie countless times and although it definitely shows its age (oh my, the 80’s hair!), there are themes in the movie that are timeless.







