{"id":5494,"date":"2021-04-05T05:34:31","date_gmt":"2021-04-05T10:34:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tatianacameron.com\/?p=5494"},"modified":"2021-04-05T07:53:30","modified_gmt":"2021-04-05T12:53:30","slug":"do-you-resist-changes-and-transformations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tatianacameron.com\/dev\/do-you-resist-changes-and-transformations\/","title":{"rendered":"Do You Resist Changes and Transformations?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-53px|||||&#8221;][et_pb_row disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; min_height=&#8221;1640px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||0px||&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_text disabled_on=&#8221;on|off|off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|124px||124px|false|false&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">How was your Easter?<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">For me, this was the first Easter that two of my kids weren\u2019t home.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Yes, I miss them. Yes,\u00a0I feel sad when I think of how fast the years have passed\u00a0and that they aren\u2019t little boys anymore (when my oldest was a baby, someone told me \u2018days feel long, but years go by fast.\u2019 So true, isn\u2019t it?).\u2028<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">I let myself feel it\u00a0but I don\u2019t hold onto it. I don\u2019t want to be stuck grieving what I don\u2019t have anymore.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Life is ever-changing and ever-transforming.\u00a0There is no use in planting your feet into the ground and resisting change and the transformation that comes with it.\u00a0There&#8217;s no use in feeling\u00a0grumpy because those around us change, grow up, and follow their own paths.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Memories are beautiful, but they shouldn\u2019t feel like shackles around our ankles. Instead, we can make them into a mountain of treasure that lifts us up and opens our view to see farther and wider.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Knowing this, I chose to focus on the fact that my oldest will make our traditional Easter brunch at this college apartment\u00a0and have my middle son over. It brings me so much joy to know that they will be together, feeling supported by my love. I\u2019m excited and deeply grateful. And ready to celebrate Easter \ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">(Isn\u2019t it amazing how a family recipe can make us feel connected? And the whole thing about gathering around a table, breaking bread, giving thanks, and sharing a meal nourishes a lot more than our bodies. What a blessing\u2026)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">I hope your Easter is blessed and abundant with Love.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|8px||7px|false|false&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">How was your Easter?<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">For me, this was the first Easter that two of my kids weren\u2019t home.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Yes, I miss them. Yes,\u00a0I feel sad when I think of how fast the years have passed\u00a0and that they aren\u2019t little boys anymore (when my oldest was a baby, someone told me \u2018days feel long, but years go by fast.\u2019 So true, isn\u2019t it?).\u2028<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">I let myself feel it\u00a0but I don\u2019t hold onto it. I don\u2019t want to be stuck grieving what I don\u2019t have anymore.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Life is ever-changing and ever-transforming.\u00a0There is no use in planting your feet into the ground and resisting change and the transformation that comes with it.\u00a0There&#8217;s no use in feeling\u00a0grumpy because those around us change, grow up, and follow their own paths.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Memories are beautiful, but they shouldn\u2019t feel like shackles around our ankles. Instead, we can make them into a mountain of treasure that lifts us up and opens our view to see farther and wider.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Knowing this, I chose to focus on the fact that my oldest will make our traditional Easter brunch at this college apartment\u00a0and have my middle son over. It brings me so much joy to know that they will be together, feeling supported by my love. I\u2019m excited and deeply grateful. And ready to celebrate Easter \ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">(Isn\u2019t it amazing how a family recipe can make us feel connected? And the whole thing about gathering around a table, breaking bread, giving thanks, and sharing a meal nourishes a lot more than our bodies. What a blessing\u2026)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">I hope your Easter is blessed and abundant with Love.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;http:\/\/tatianacameron.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/FINAL_Blog-Banner-TC.com_-1024&#215;390.png&#8221; title_text=&#8221;FINAL_Blog Banner TC.com&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text disabled_on=&#8221;on|off|off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|124px||124px|false|false&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Here is a bit of inspiration:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">An Easter Reflection<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Resurrection\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Reawakens every part of my being<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">The mystery of Love<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Radiates<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Like crisp morning air<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">It fills my lungs as I breathe in<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Renewing my cells with new life<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Restoring my soul with hope and joy<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">\u2028<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Words are clunky<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">And square<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">And too black and white<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">On the screen<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Failing to express<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">The awe<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Of the Easter morning<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">\u2028<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Reflected in my heart\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Remnants of grief\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">as heavy as a moonless night.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Tears as big as fat drops of rain<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Come unexpected,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Constricting my chest<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Making me want to hide<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Until it\u2019s over<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Pain like rain is\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Necessary<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">To wake up the seeds<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Restoring the life within<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Returning everything good and bright to me.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">\u2028<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Compassion, forgiveness, grace, and mercy<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Bloom as the dawn gets bright<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">I give thanks<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">It\u2019s Easter.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">It\u2019s here.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Rejoice<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Receive<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|16px||6px|false|false&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Here is a bit of inspiration:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">An Easter Reflection<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Resurrection\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Reawakens every part of my being<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">The mystery of Love<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Radiates<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Like crisp morning air<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">It fills my lungs as I breathe in<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Renewing my cells with new life<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Restoring my soul with hope and joy<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">\u2028<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Words are clunky<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">And square<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">And too black and white<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">On the screen<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Failing to express<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">The awe<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Of the Easter morning<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">\u2028<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Reflected in my heart\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Remnants of grief\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">as heavy as a moonless night.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Tears as big as fat drops of rain<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Come unexpected,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Constricting my chest<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Making me want to hide<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Until it\u2019s over<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Pain like rain is\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Necessary<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">To wake up the seeds<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Restoring the life within<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Returning everything good and bright to me.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">\u2028<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Compassion, forgiveness, grace, and mercy<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Bloom as the dawn gets bright<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">I give thanks<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">It\u2019s Easter.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">It\u2019s here.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Rejoice<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\">Receive<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;20px||||false|false&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #be1e2d;\"><em>Music<\/em><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text disabled_on=&#8221;on|off|off&#8221; 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For me, this was the first Easter that two of my kids weren\u2019t home.\u00a0 Yes, I miss them. Yes,\u00a0I feel sad when I think of how fast the years have passed\u00a0and that they aren\u2019t [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5502,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Well, I was going to write a different email today, but then something amazing happened yesterday: Olivia Newton-John and her daughter Chloe Lattanzi released a song, \u201cWindow in the Wall\u201d, which I co-wrote with two other songwriters.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I knew it was coming (and I had to keep it secret until it was officially released), but I had no idea what would happen when it was released, and more importantly, how I would feel about it.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>My Nashville friends tell me it\u2019s a big deal :) And it was a bit surreal hearing Olivia talk about the song on the TODAY show, knowing we wrote it in my piano room :)<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You know how it is\u2026 You show up every day and do your work. You keep at it, you push through the hard times, and you learn to enjoy every minute of it - because after so many ups and downs, you learn to let go of your attachment to the outcome and you trust that Love (God) will organize all the pieces (that you put your heart into) for you. (I just wrote a poem about that last week. LOL)<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You find satisfaction in your work - especially when it touches someone, or provides value for someone - which is the case with all meaningful work!<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And you are happy. Fulfilled.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Like my son, Blais, who got himself a job at the local grocery store. After his first day of training, I asked him what his responsibilities would be. He said \u201cI\u2019m in customer service. And that means my job is to make people feel welcomed, valued, seen, and heard.\u201d<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When he came home from his first day of work, he was glowing! He had been corralling shopping carts and bagging groceries for six hours, but he didn\u2019t even mention that. ALL he experienced was interacting with customers. He felt incredibly accomplished because he told me, he got to talk to people, ask them how their day went, and make them feel good. He brought me a bunch of roses because he said he was moved by someone who was buying roses for their mother.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>THIS was a life-defining moment for him. Blais\u2019 manager could have told him his job was to bag groceries quickly and efficiently, and to compete with the next kid at the number of shopping carts they can pull in one swoop. <strong>Instead, they gave him the gift of a mindset that puts people - and service - before productivity.<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I guess the manager also knows that with that mindset, Blais will naturally work faster and more efficiently - and everyone wins. And of course, this takes trust. Being pleasant to customers isn\u2019t something a manager can put out as a neat checklist or a measurable goal. Trust.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Now, back to my song\u2026<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A few years back, when I first moved to Nashville, I met Tom Paden, a songwriter who wrote hit songs for artists like Reba McEntire. Tom suggested we co-write a song that I would record and enter it into the Eurovision Song Contest. A few days later, he showed up at my house with his writing partner, Eddie Kilgallon.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Tom and Eddie had an idea for a song about the Wall (as in the Berlin wall) - an anthem about what happens when the wall comes down and people come together.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You can imagine I had a few things to say about that, LOL\u2026 but the most important thing for me was that <strong>big changes don\u2019t happen fast.<\/strong> It\u2019s a process.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>(Full disclosure here: I wasn\u2019t talking about life in Europe. I was drawing from my marriage struggles. Matthew and I had just come out of our separation and were working on healing our relationship.)<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>When the conflict grows too big, we build walls because we need something to keep us from charging at each other, and constantly attacking.<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Then, the wall keeps us away. But our anger and unresolved conflicts grow in our minds and hearts, which makes the other side seem full of dark shadows and scary monsters.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We keep this up for a while, but eventually we get tired (because anger and fear are exhausting, and walls make us feel constricted).<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Then something happens, or someone comes along who inspires us to address the wall (because there is still the Divine that finds a way to interfere with our human quarrels and stubbornness) and we feel willing to try.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>What happens in that moment is what this song talks about.<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Tom and Eddie put a demo together and it came out so well that we decided to pitch it to some major artists (instead of having me sing it).<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I released my attachment to the outcome, and trusted that Eddie and Tom knew what they were doing. We all wanted the song to get out there and reach a lot of people with its beautiful message and melody. Tom and Eddie did a lot of pitching, but they also trusted that the right artist would come along. Olivia Newton-John heard the song (through a very unconventional channel connected to her non-profit) and was immediately drawn to it.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>:)<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Trust. Do the work and then trust.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\u201cWindow in the Wall\u201d is perfect for the times we live in. I\u2019ve been reading the comments on Olivia\u2019s social media, and people are already commenting on how much they needed this shot of hope and encouragement.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>So here are three things I hope can be a bit of an inspiration for you today:<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>(1) Keep showing up. Find little joys in everyday tasks.<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If you are out of work, keep finding meaningful work - learn something, help someone, create something. Nourish your soul, mind, and heart with uplifting content - music, art. Nurture your body with healthy foods and walks in nature. Update your resume, research or contact potential employers, rebrand yourself if you have to (I\u2019ve done that a few times\u2026), stay in shape, and then let it go.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Trust. I know it\u2019s easier said than done, but pushing too hard and stressing about it will only exhaust you and you won\u2019t be at your best when an opportunity comes.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>(2) Look for a window, or a crack in the wall, through which you can look to the other side.<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I know it\u2019s scary. Try to entertain a thought that those on the \u2018other side\u2019 aren\u2019t monsters, but people with the same fears, same hurt, same pain as you. Trust and be willing to mend and heal\u2026<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>(3) When something good happens in your life (unexpectedly) <\/strong>and you realize that it was always meant to be exactly the way it happened - not the way you envisioned, but often better - drop everything and celebrate :)<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>That's what I did this past weekend! 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