Every life needs a Mantra

I have forgotten a few things since I began this new blog.

Every life needs a Mantra,

A slogan, word or saying that stands for what you believe.

I have found mine from 2014 and I must say, 

I still feel like it is what I want, need, believe for my life:

SLOW ME DOWN LORD
EASE THE POUNDING OF MY HEART, BY QUIETING MY MIND.
STEADY MY HURRIED PACE WITH A VISION OF ETERNAL 
REACH OF TIME.
GIVE ME, AMID THE CONFUSION OF THE DAY,
THE CALMNESS OF EVERLASTING SMILES FROM YOUR HEART.
BREAK THE TENSION OF MY NERVES AND MUSCLES
WITH THE SOOTHING MUSIC OF THE SINGING STREAMS
OF YOU IN MY MEMORY - CONSTANT.
HELP ME TO KNOW THE MAGICAL RESTORING POWER OF SLEEP.
TEACH ME THE ART OF TAKING MINUTE VACATIONS 
OF SLOWING DOWN TO LOOK AT A FLOWER,
TAKE TIME FOR A FRIEND.,
TO PAT A DOG, TO READ A FEW LINES FROM A GOOD BOOK.
SLOW ME DOWN LORD AND INSPIRE ME
TO SEND MY ROOTS DEEP INTO YOUR LIFE
ENDURING VALUES, THAT I MAY GROW 
CLOSER TO YOUR DESTINY,
MY HEAVEN.
AMEN

As I read this, I realize, it is still those things I need

to tell myself, the desires of my heart.

So much has changed in my life since 2014,

divorced, moved out of a huge house that I knew

was beautiful but too much for me, 

found my cottage that speaks my name to all who enter

and I feel proud.

Proud of the life I have made that is different from the

one I began back in the 80's.

While I will always be thankful to the Father of my children,

for keeping promises he made to me a long way back,

for being fair when it came to separating what 

30 years of marriage had gave us,

I, personally, have never been happier, more at peace,

knowing that there is a man who lives an hour from me

who loves me, who understands and agrees with the

future has in store for us, which is time together equal to

our own time to ourselves.

Yesterday, as I was riding with the Boo

knowing I was leaving him to come home to my cottage,

I was sad that it was already time to end our weekend

but then, I felt this peace surround me.

The peace of knowing the cottage, my cat, 

all those things I love were there waiting for me.

I am proud of my cottage, I love the way

I walk in and I feel like I am "home"

where I can take my shoes off and do whatever my

heart desires, 

 I love the smell of an old church that always fills 

my nose when I open my door,

and I look at that Mantra from 2014 and know,

it is still the reminders I need for my life in 2018.