COMPANIONS ON THE JOURNEY

OMPANIONS ON THE JOURNEY

It seems that the last few weeks I’ve spent a lot of time sending direct tweets to my friend Ruth who, in many ways, is going through a journey just like me. We’re both at very similar places in our lives, and we very much have a friendship like Richard from Texas and Elizabeth Gilbert in “Eat, Pray, Love”. It’s very refreshing to have a friend you can vent to, a friend who will be honest with you and a friend with whom you can share so much despite the distance of time and space. Luckily our world is smaller with the advancement of technology.

Last week I wrote about a reinvention of myself over the remaining days of this year. It’s so difficult to stay focused. It seems something is always competing for attention. But, sometimes you reach a point where you just have to put on the breaks and say “THIS IS MY TIME” and focus on yourself. While having friends to be there to listen and give advice, there are so many things in the growth, reinvention and process of discovering, creating ourselves that must be done by ourselves on the path less traveled.

Here’s my confession I’m blessed with many companions on my journey. It’s so nice to know that I’m not alone. It’s nice to know that so many of the people in my life are dealing with the very same issues. It doesn’t matter if we are gay, straight, black, white, male, female, Catholic or Protestant. The journey to ourselves is difficult, but rewarding in the end. One day frustration and malcontent will be replaced with joy and peace.