Well, I can hardly believe it, but it’s been an entire year since I moved to Oregon! The past is so vivid in my mind; it doesn’t feel like a year ago. Twelve months in Oregon. One year in Eugene. Sometimes it still feels surreal.
It always surprises me how much can happen and change in a year. Circumstances that brought me here are not what keep me here. A different happiness drives me now. But I suppose the most important part is that I’m still happy. Oh and I AM!
I’ve never enjoyed any other place as much as I enjoy Eugene. Mind you, I haven’t lived in too many places, but this is still my favorite so far. And living alone with my dog has proven to be my best living situation yet.
Watching the seasons change for the first time in my life was more magical than I have words for. I only hope this next year will awe me as much as the last. I hope to never lose the joy I found in the beauty of this place. I’ve never appreciated or cared for nature the way Oregon has lead me to. I’ve never looked at the world with as much wonder as I have this past year. I hope to keep the pleasure I felt as I watched creation change, grow, and bloom.
I don’t know where life may lead me in the future. And by the advice of a friend I admire, I won’t worry too much about what lies ahead so as not to stifle the divine plans laid out for me. I’m taking life in shorter increments and enjoying every day.
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