Dec

30

The Journey Begins

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"Lest We Forget"

"Lest We Forget"

It is late Tuesday evening and I have spent the day taking down the Christmas tree, cleaning house, washing clothes, picking up last minute items, and packing for our long awaited trip to Vietnam.  A trip that we feel quite excited as well as a bit apprehensive to be taking.  It is almost as if we are putting our past and present in order —- a preparation for a new future.  The fact that we will be beginning a new year when we leave very early January 1, 2009 is almost too metaphorical for our situation.  We are trying hard not to anticipate what might happen once in country, but feel prepared.  Monday we visited a therapist in Cheyenne who trained us both on a deep breathing activity that we can utilize if either one of us gets to feeling a bit anxious or overwhelmed.  Somedays it would be nice to be two again — all we would need to feel comforted would be a blankie and a soft teddy bear.  Guess we will have to settled for the deep breathing and maybe a big, fluffy pillow.  Happy New Year and may this coming year truly bring peace and good will to all.