L.I.T. Travel

It’s amazing how we can become so consumed by our relationships with others that we lose our relationship with ourselves. That first trip to Vegas, I rediscovered myself. I was no longer a wife, a first lady (well my divorce came a few months after but you know what I mean), no longer the parent of a child but a young adult. All of the roles in my life were transitioning. I had freedom as an adult I never had or experienced and it was liberating!!! It was a breath I had never taken. It was different and good. I am loving how my role of a parent is changing to that of an advisor. Not quite an advisor yet but we are getting there. LOL

Atlanta use to be my favorite city and I use to want to live there like crazy. It’s amazing how life situations can change your love of something, someone or someplace. I love Vegas because that was a city in which I found the best parts of me. It is a city that continues to allow me to find out more things about myself without judgment or ridicule. It is a place that exposes my conservative side and shows me a more liberal way of doing things without losing the essence of what makes me…ME. Atlanta will always have my heart but Vegas will always have my love and respect.

Vegas allowed me to be everything and nothing. I could be selfish and no one would judge or make demands on me. My time, my thoughts, my money was my own. I love the amount of diversity the city brings because of who it is. Boy, in a lot of ways it reminds me of myself. It has me looking forward to going to places like New York, Canada, Africa, Japan, etc. to name a few. Why these locations? Each of them brings people from all walks of life from all over the world to their epicenters, their hubs, their culture. Some things about me will never change because they make me who I am while others will change because they make me better.

Some may be wondering was there any fear or uncertainty. The answer to that would be a resounding NO. I had grieved so much over the things I had lost my spirit was ready, hungry, thirsty for new. I physically, mentally, emotionally, and (most important) spiritually released everything to be open to whatever God had for me to see and experience. See with eyes that have seen but not fully appreciated. Hurt will give you a new layer of appreciation that you realized you never had before. Not to say you were not appreciative but somehow it is different!

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