The future?

I had an awesome evening with a few of my Corbett girlfriends.  My possie.  My BFF's.

We went to see the movie- This Means War- starring Reese Witherspoon.  Cute movie- hunky handsome co-stars so what's not to like? 

Then we went to McMenamin's Edgefield and dinner at Restaurant Di Pompeii.

 

A fun night, and as always with girlfriends- it was good to chat and catch up.  One thing that came up in conversation with a few of us who find ourselves single, is that we can't see our future.

 

When you are happily married and raising children you look forward and you have a plan.  Now, those plans are impossible.  Erased from the big white board of our lives.

When I stare out I see.... nothing.

 

My friend said she sees loneliness in a big empty house.  I don't think I am going to be able to afford to keep my house much longer, So I don't even see that.  It's a bit scary.

But mostly just...strange.

 

It's surreal to have dreams and hopes and plans and then all of a sudden be faced with a detour and you don't know where the road is leading you.  I am not even sure what to hope for at this point.

 

I do know that I am lucky not to be walking the road alone, and my sweet friend isn't either.   I have wonderful friends who support me and it's a two way street. 

 

Someone posted the following on facebook today. 

 

I am praying for courage, faith and hope for myself and 'my besties' as we embrace today-one step at a time.

 

 

 

You do not need to know precisely what is happening, or exactly where it is all ...going. What you need is to recognize the possibilities and challenges offered by the present moment, and to embrace them with courage, faith and hope....Thomas Merton