Any season of the year is a season when finding love is always a reason to give thanks and be happy. With the Christmas season upon us, it is especially a season to find and share love. This is a glimpse of my story and taking a chance on love .
I am not a spring chicken, by any means, but at 77 years old, I feel young at heart and full of enthusiasm for life. I always have followed my heart in matters of love, though sometimes, I have made poor choices. For the past four years, I have been in a period of transition since the death of my husband, and it has taken a long time for me to come out of my shell and reclaim the joyful young woman that I used to be. I am kind of like Julia Roberts, in Eat, Pray, Love, in that sense, only I did not have to travel the world, as she did. So recently, I went to a dating site, Plenty of Fish.com, with the intention to meet people, mainly for exposure to new friendships. I did not really expect to find anything .
In the meantime, a th
oughtful young man put his grandfather on the same dating site, just to see what was out there, but grandpa did not expect any results. Lo and behold, three weeks ago, we met for a three hour lunch, with unending conversation, because we had so much in common, including the fact that we both had a son named Bruce and a daughter named Donna. From then on , it was like a flower unfolding it's petals to being a blossom in f
ull bloom.
oughtful young man put his grandfather on the same dating site, just to see what was out there, but grandpa did not expect any results. Lo and behold, three weeks ago, we met for a three hour lunch, with unending conversation, because we had so much in common, including the fact that we both had a son named Bruce and a daughter named Donna. From then on , it was like a flower unfolding it's petals to being a blossom in f
ull bloom. I had always thought that I would be content living alone in my condo and doing my volunteering at the Clinic , caring for loved ones and doing my artwork. But recently, I have seen and talked to many people who wished that they had a different sort of life, but they did nothing about changing it. I believe that change in our lives is good and it keeps our minds active and helps us to be more interesting when wconnect with other people and grow in our relationships. It is too easy to settle into routine when one is alone and I did not want that for myself, so I spread my wings in a leap of faith, that God would guide my path. We both feel that God has directed our feet unto this path and given us a the gift of Love and granted us time to share our remaining years sharing together, sharing love, laughter and whatever else may come. We know that we have been given another chance at happiness as a compatible twosome, because we are willing to take a chance and follow our heart.
It is a small miracle and if our story rekindles love in at least one person's life, it will have accomplished it's purpose.
