Leaf Twenty-six: Open

This past week was filled with many moments of wholeheartedly living, which are always my favorite kind of weeks and as I thought about what my overall feelings was throughout the wholeheartedness, what I kept coming back to was: open. Living, breathing, thinking, feeling, giving, with an open mind and heart. Leaf twenty-six marks my halfway point on this journey and there is no doubt that my heart is more open than ever before. What an incredible, beautiful ride it has been thus far. I wake up every day feeling stronger, happier, and ready to embrace what lies ahead. I am thankful, blessed, and overwhelmed with joy.

I am not really sure with where to start with what I have felt this the past week, although very exciting, it has been a bit of a whirlwind…a good one.

Monday started off with a beach walk with Lily and Allison and Lily’s pup Arnold. It has been amazing having the beach less than five minutes from my house to take advantage of. I have spent more time than ever before enjoying its proximity. Every day I drive by expressing great thankfulness and an “I can’t believe I live here” for the beautiful Cardiff by the Sea.  I have noticed the biggest change in myself since I moved a month ago. It is a relief to come home to a place that I absolutely love and to a person who truly gets me...I couldn’t   ask for anything more!!

My week continued with exciting news at work, a date night to the movie, Ted (hilarious!), a night out in downtown dancing, another movie night with the girls to Magic Mike (hilarious on a whole different level), and a weekend with family in Laguna. Needless to say, wholehearted living at its best!

As I mentioned a couple weeks ago, I met a special someone who I could be my real, authentic self with. While it is still too soon to say where we are going, I am truly enjoying the direction things are progressing. Dallas has quite frankly taken my breath away and may be the most refreshing man I have ever met. He is honest, kind, caring and truly interested in who I am as a person. Never before have I met someone who I feel completely comfortable to be myself with. I know part of my ability to experience this connection with him is due to the personal work I have taken on over the past year. I believe wholeheartedly that when we are able to rely solely on ourselves and are okay with being alone, we open ourselves up to something greater.

One of my favorite things about Dallas so far is the love he has for life. It is evident how much he enjoys the company of others and having a good time. I myself am quite the social butterfly and thrive on the moments where I feel free of the everyday stressors that surround me. After a long day at work on Thursday I decided to join Dallas for a night out downtown at a nightclub. It was such a treat to break my weekly routine and do something out of the ordinary. I don’t really know much about the techno music scene, but I had a fabulous time moving on the dance floor with Dallas. He seemed to be completely carefree and simply soaking up being out for a good time. It was refreshing to share the night with someone who meets you in the same place that you want to be. The place of living in the moment and embracing everything that’s around and being perfectly content with it.

It has been an exciting week. There is something to be said about having butterflies and loving every second of it. I feel that my heart is open, in the best kind of ways and regardless of where Dallas and I go from here, I already recognize the genuineness of my connection with him. It is real on so many levels and for that I will have no regrets moving forward.

I leave you with this, some words of wisdom I came across one day that are definitely worthy of sharing:

“It’s the rule of life that everything you have always wanted comes the very second you stop looking for it!”

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