PeregrinaMom

Woke up this morning, made my coffee and was thinking about the new year, 2010, added up comes up to the number 3, my favorite number…… when was the last time I had a 3 year? Let’s see……

2009= 11=2 It was a tough year for me. One that I would actually like to forget…… eventually.

2008 = 10 = 1 It had some wonderful moments, a few memorable. My son’s growth and the changes he went through as hard as they were, were to say the least, inspiring!

2007 = 9 Another tough year, full of changes, very drastic ones. Yet, a few miracles came into my life…. the birth of my youngest nephew…..

2006 = 8 Oh boy, that was one intense one but doing the Camino de Santiago with my daughter and being inspired by her strength is one experience that changed my life and will never forget. To see her become a strong, powerful woman……. was incredible.

2005 = 7 A tough year because I lost my beloved father in law, 7 too is one of my favorite numbers and even though it was a good year overall, his loss left a void in my life that I have not been able to fulfill after all these years.

2004 = 6 The beginning of the end of a nightmare. So much travelling, Mexico City, Acapulco, Los Angeles, Arizona and back and forth, every single weekend….. So many mistakes made.

2003 = 5 Another of my favorite numbers. A tough year but had some wonderful moments including spending 2 months in Europe with my children just bumming around…… The beginning of the nickname “The Retard X”…… lovely journal to read, I still laugh at the drawings made of me by my children….. Oh to remember them in Paris for the first time….. My son eating his first crepe with the Eiffel Tower in the background, my darling daughter in awe at the Louvre and the look on her face at Galleries LaFayette shopping…… What memories!

2002 = 4 A tough year. Many battles to be fought. Too many fires to put out. …. It’s a blur in my mind.

2001 = 3 A year of transformation and change. Very, very powerful. Turned my life inside out, cleaned out all the emotional weeds that were choking my soul. Went to Paris for the first time. Did the Camino de Santiago for the first time. Went back to the States a changed woman. Strong. Focused. Powerful. At peace and serene. Was strong enough to tackle all the challenges thrown my way. A year where my dream of coming to Spain first came to be.

So, here we are, back at a number 3 year. Another year that promises transformation and change. A very powerful year. A year in which I see how I have to apply what I learned before. A year in which I need to clean my inner garden again. A year where I need to go to where I have dreamed of but have not been before. A year in which I will be back on the Camino de Santiago and will requiere my inner strength, diligence, focus and faith to get to where I need to be. A year in which I will regain the strength lost. A year in which I will fulfill the dreams I had back in 2001……….. And yes, 3 IS THE MAGIC NUMBER……….

Peace and all good…………