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I wrote this last year on Good Friday and thought I would share it with you. I did tweak it slightly and added the last two lines.
It is Good Friday and I think about the death of Christ. And at times I think of my own death to self, and have done so many times in my life to find a new life within.
It is springtime, April 2010. April always makes me feel joyful of new beginnings…Easter, blossoming trees and flowers, and renewal within myself.
All my life I have been on a journey…searching, ever searching for a new and better me, for peace and joy, for love and friendship, for my own paradise. Someone recently gave me a little piece of artwork with a quote by Marcel Proust “The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” This spoke to me so profoundly.
I had been living in Georgia for over 15 years, with the last few of them wanting desperately to get out, for various reasons. I decided to move to Napa, CA and did so early September 2005.
Napa is a beautiful place, and the people there are very nice. Yet, for some reason during the months I lived there something in my gut did not feel right. I went through a very tough time, personally, and yet came out better for having done so. I learned more about myself, my family and friends. And I made some new friends while there.
I decided that I needed to return to Georgia, where thank God, my house had not sold. I moved back into my home in Alpharetta. I know this is not where I need to be for the rest of my life, but I have the above quote to remember when needed.
I thank God for the blessings in my life, including those of lessons learned through not so easy times. I am especially grateful for my friends here, in California, the new friends in Greenville, SC and other areas of the United States; and those in other countries.
I am excited in anticipation of the special blessings in store for me, just around the corner.
Bless you all this Easter, and each day of the year.
Ann Marquette 
we camped in Napa area last summer! 🙂
Sandi
http://www.ahhsome.wordpress.com
P.S. I’m sure Georgia is great.
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Napa and the Valley is beautiful. Would love to get back for a visit.
I have never felt at home here in Georgia. Am looking forward to selling my house and move to Greenville, SC where I found I truely feel at home.
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