10 Years – What a Difference a Decade Makes
It’s hard to believe that we are at the end of another decade. Reflecting back on the last ten years, I am awe-struck with the changes we have made as a country, those I have made personally and the opportunities that are before us all.
Ten years ago tonight I remember exactly where I was. My kids and I lived in a 3rd floor apartment with a view of the Capitol. They were small and I was single. Feeling very much alone. I remember feeling uneasy about heading into the new millennium and working hard not to give into the fears perpetuated by the reports in the media. Along with so many others around me, I was unsure of what exactly would happen at the stroke of midnight. And then, at 12:38 AM on January 1, 2000 – there was an explosion! It woke me from a deep sleep and as I heard the repeating ‘boom’ I went to the window expecting that something was falling from the sky. My mind was racing, I was praying and trying not to think the worse. Had the predictions from those enveloped in fear of Y2K come true? And to my joyous delight, as I looked out the window I realized it was only an electrical transformer down the hill. The feeling of ease erased the uneasy as I went back to bed. As morning broke and our computer and emergency systems still intact, all was good in the world. The new millennium was off with a bang!
As I reflect this evening on what life has brought my way, I am filled with a great sense of peace and ease, much different from what I felt this night ten years ago. Tonight, I am on my couch in our family home with my son a grown man, my daughter a beautiful young woman, my puppy and my husband at my side.
What a difference a decade makes!
Little did I know as the clock turned along with the last decade, that in 2000 I would buy my first home as a single mother of two and meet my future husband. What a year that was! Ten years ago I did not have any idea of what life would be like today, as many years later. What I find to be interesting is that I had no inkling or notion of what was to come. I was only focused on what was right in front of me (so different than how I am today.) The stones in my path.
Fear is only a limiting belief and can be perpetuated by others and the sanction we authorize them to have over our thoughts. That was one of my personal greatest learning lessons from the last decade.
What a difference a decade makes.
Today, I am not only in a much different place physically and personally, I am mentally as well. My thoughts tonight are toward the future, confident and at joy with all I have in my life. I look to the future and the next ten years and see great change and exciting opportunity. There are no stones in my path, no obstacles either that I cannot surpass. Before me is a brightly lit lane, filled with love, family, friends, and joyous opportunity.
Tomorrow I look to making a difference in the world and those around me. Giving back and contributing more is a powerful intention I have set for the coming decade. Because of the faith and contribution of others, my life today is much different from how it was ten years ago, I would love nothing more than to be that hope and change for another. My hope is to share the joy of exquisite self-care with others. My heart is to gift clarity of purpose and vision so that women everywhere have the chance to begin Living Their Vision® and my passion is to be a catalyst for transformation through opening up mindsets and shifting perspectives.
We have seen the power of one to destroy. We have witnessed the power of a few to change a nation. We have experienced the power of hope to encourage the heart of the world. How will you use your personal power this year? What difference will you make in the next decade?
