Life Is How You View It...Or How The View Is!

We all have our own views in life.  We have the view that we see out the window, or from a boat such as the above picture.  We have the view in our mind's eye, like when we envision how something will look in the future.  We also have our point of view, which is an opinion rather than an actual image.  With all these views going on in our lives, it's hard to focus on just one thing.  This has been the swirls in my brain lately.  I have too much to view.

I won't go into my point of view as that's not what this blog is about (though sometimes, it does creep in unsuspectingly).  I will talk about the views that I see both in reality and in my mind.  First reality.  I have some of the most amazing views right in my back yard.  Those that follow me already know this as I frequently refer to the view or post photos of the view.  It changes by the second.  Above was New Year's Eve day.  Beautiful, calm, serene, gorgeous.  I look out my window right now, though, and it's windy and the water is rough, yet still sunny and actually quite hazy.  Each view different, but still as beautiful as the last view and even the next view, to me anyway.  I'm amazed by the beauty that surrounds me, and am most fortunate to be able to experience it.

The reality of the views here in Paradise make it so easy to have views in my mind of what I'd like my life to be like.  Yes, I'm a daydreamer, a planner, a worrier, an OCD nut!  But, I do love  being able to envision my life before it happens.  I need to back up a bit.  In 1989 when I first stepped foot on this island, I knew immediately that I would live here one day.  I didn't know when or how it would happen, I just knew that it would.  Fast forward twenty-something years, and here I am, just as I had envisioned.  Coincidence?  You know better than to believe that.  I had such a powerful feeling inside of me on this subject during that long span of time that my Universe couldn't help but listen and appease me.  So, here I am happy as a clam on this little island I call "home".  As you know, we are currently (and still) awaiting orders for our next adventure.  But in the meantime, we started our house hunt.  You guessed it, our offer on a total fixer was accepted...on Valentine's Day no less.  While we don't have the house officially just yet, everything is in motion.  We even have our first home inspection tomorrow.  I have no doubt that my Universe has been listening to me as this is actually the second offer in quite a period of time that we've put on this particular house.  I kept the mindset of "what will be, will be", and, well, apparently it's meant to be.  So our permanent lifetime journey begins.

Now, here I am surrounded by beautiful views, about to have my very own beautiful view and I can't help but wondering: "is the view in life what actually shapes our views of life"?  I guess that's a question I don't necessarily need answering, but if the views of reality stay as they are, I can pretty much guarantee that my views on life will continue to be positive.  We have quite a bit of hurdles to jump in the next few months.  We also have a minor bump in the road with new orders.  However, knowing that after a short adventure period, I will be coming back to my very own piece of this rock makes the worry of "what if's" and the anxiety of the unknown seem just a little less scary.  After all, if I have a view that looks like this to come back to, I can pretty much bear anything for a year or two.  Right??

My hope for myself, as well as anyone reading, is that we all take a moment to look out the window every now and then, grab the sights we see and squeeze them tight in our memory.  When things start to get tough or difficult, scary or stressful, we pull these images back out of the cobwebs and remind ourselves of what we already have...a great view!

Life's a beach, and then you live on one...