I Guess Life Doesn’t Suck

Being Ok With Here And Now When You Want To Be Somewhere Different

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I’m learning to look at the world differently. When I say that understand but I’m doing it reluctantly. I’m not where I want to be. I’m surrounded by blessings. My daughter has everything she needs. I live in a beautiful community encompassed by gorgeous mountains and serene views and I freaking hate it.

Don’t get me wrong I am finding a lot of joy in meeting new friends. Just today I met and walked with a new friend Gaylene who I found to be delightful. She was exactly who I needed today. Her and I have very similar political views and views on life in general. She was like a breath of fresh air that I got to take in while breathing in the actual fresh air. It definitely improved my outlook.

We talked about the things we love in our community and the things that we maybe don’t love so much. It was great to have someone to see eye to eye on things with. We have and immense amount of things in common. One of the things being that both of us felt very disenfranchised in this neighborhood when we moved here despite both of us knowing we had everything we should need here.

It’s a strange feeling having every comfort you need such as a good home, a safe neighborhood for your children to play in, clean air, kind…