For once in my life, I feel as if I am on the edge--but in the most positive way possible. In the last couple of years, I have made *tremendous* strides forward in accepting both myself and my past. I have a job I like (a lot, most days at least), two children I wouldn't trade the world for (even when they're less than perfect), great friends (the kind who accept me for my faults as well as my positive attributes) and a man who both loves and respects me (a combination I'm not sure I've ever had).

Like many others who have already posted, of course there are things I want--materially, emotionally, etc. I think it's almost human nature to strive for something better. I wouldn't necessarily say I'm content in my life as it is now. Happy? Yes. Content? Getting there. Plans have been in the works for nearly a year now, and they're slowly coming to fruition. I can see the future in front of me--and it gives me something I've never had much of: hope.

I'm not exactly sure what will occur once I DO have everything I wish for, but I'm excited about finding out. I'd like to think the inner peace I'm learning to cultivate and the feeling of fulfillment I glimpse more often than not now will become standard features on a daily basis.

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"Life is too short to wake up in the morning with regrets. So love the people who treat you right, forget about the ones who don't, and believe that everything happens for a reason. If you get a chance, take it. If it changes your life, then let it, and if you have to wait for what you really want, take the time because nobody said that life would be easy. They just promised it would be worth it." ~ Unknown author