What Does My "Happily Ever After" Look Like?

Finding your "Happily Ever After" following a love failure can be as complex as my outfit today. The judgmental voice pounding in my head. "You're too old for those shoes!" The gypsy in my soul cooing to the artist in me, "Be brave, and live out your feelings." And last but not least, the people-pleaser living in my heart piping up, "What will other people think about your shirt?"

In the midst of talking out loud to figure out which voice to listen to, my son stepped up, cupped my shoulders, and looked me in the eye. He simply said, "You tell those voices to shut up! Do what you wanna do." He commanded in a manly tone and walked away. As he saw the confusion paint all over my face he added, "You're thinkin' too much."

Dang that kid and his practicality! I ask him because sadly, he stabilizes me. A 20-year-old with limited life experience solved my dilemma in seconds. He studied psychology all through high school and started to in college. That boy has wisdom beyond his years and used it to put me in my place.

I wish I could have been the one to spout the brilliance today, but I have to give kudos to him. Sketch out the "Happily Ever After" you want and be brave enough to live it out. Fight for it. You want to retire in the woods in an RV? Buy the land. You want to retire alone in a tiny home community? Hit the internet browser and find it.

Whatever it is, it's yours. Own it and map it out. That's what I'm going to do. Continue to map out the rest of my life and if a better plan comes along, so be it!