The Love of My Life
You know, I once thought I knew what I wanted for my life. I feel like I had it planned out, knowing what I would work toward along the way, and go for what I thought would comprise one clean cut package of a life. I realize it was nothing but a fantasy. The control I felt I needed is what put me on paths that weren't meant for me, but nonetheless, I experienced. Since I've allowed life to happen for me, I've been shown that the path is not exactly as I planned, nor is it within my control to define. The greatest gift of my life happened when I took a leap of faith with a man who tried to control his life just as I tried to control mine. Life didn't want that for us; life wanted us to be free from the chains that tied us down to circumstances that weren't even ours to begin with. I respect him for walking away from what he didn't want. It takes balls. As I sit here, looking at the love of my life as she sleeps, I know that she is my reason for living. Sh