Lynn Rios

Much of my life has been lived on the edge (or over it). My life path has often taken me to places and into situations where most “respectable” people would not want to venture. Maybe I had the courage to do these things because my life has been utterly filled with miracles. I will state emphatically for any non-believer that may be reading this, I believe in God and I believe that God causes miracles to happen when they are needed, in the lives of people who are allowing Him to guide their steps. He can only use the willing. I also believe He speaks to us. Those of us who see His miracles and hear His voice are simply the ones who are looking for and listening to Him, in the same way we would look for and listen to a trusted friend. The only difference is that this friend is not seen or heard by most of the people around us. When I was a very young woman, I remember having a conversation with some friends regarding what we might be like when we got old. After much discussion, I came to a decision about what I wanted to be like should I grow to be really (I mean like 95+ years) old. I pictured myself as a wrinkly faced woman with recognizable laugh lines deeply embedded in my face. Those deep crevice laugh lines that let you know that this person really lived, really loved, and was truly content in her old age. Now, just past mid-life, I have begun considering what the ingredients are that will result in this picture of satisfaction over the next thirty or forty years. I am certain that it is no coincidence that I have come to this particular time and place to be a participant in the process of Love overcoming all obstacles and Peace becoming a reality. Deep in my heart I know that these are the experiences that are crucial to becoming that wrinkly faced woman with recognizable laugh lines deeply embedded in her face, who really lived, really loved, and was truly content in her old age. Blessings & Adventure, Lynn "lynnibug" Rios