Wednesday, November 7, 2007

Full Circle

It is hard to grasp that it has been a full circle of seasons already. Today marks one year since I opened the doors to Celestial Soul and it has been an extraordinarily memorable year, to say the least. I finally got around to hanging the wind chimes in the tree that’s outside my studio, so I feel officially established on my corner of East and Euclid. I THINK THIS MAKES ME A LANDMARK NOW IN CHARLOTTE!?!? :) The best part by far being that I have the greatest clients in town. You are all amazing and thank you so much for supporting me – it has been such a pleasure getting to know each one of you!

Another full circle is a story I was recently told at a family gathering. Being the baby of the bunch, I don’t always remember everyone’s stories about myself and I promise to deny anything they tell me I did that seems silly and that they don’t have physical proof of (photos or any of the like) – but this is one story I enjoy. Little did I know that long before my professional career as a Massage Therapist, I was Massage Extraordinaire among my family. Not only did I routinely heat pillows on Grandma’s gas heater and massage my cousin with what I will now refer to as the “rollover technique” :) , but I also had the occasional request to *walk* on my Dad, Mom and Sister’s back when they needed a little (or a lot of) TLC. I laughed out loud when I heard this as it did bring back those great and funny memories. Who knew back then that this is where I would be now?

The thing about life is that we are constantly changing and growing. I would venture to say that most things in life could be traced back to a full circle if you thought through the details. I know that’s certainly how I feel now – all of my experiences have brought me right here, right to this moment. Another year and another autumn in Dilworth just feels right – this full circle is definitely where I’m supposed to be.