Ain't Life Great?!

I was thinking today about making some changes in my life....again...seems I do that a lot doesn't it? This time though, it's about making changes in my way of thinking. There has been so much drama going on in the background, things I worry about but have no control over and yet, I do have control over how I deal with it.
We all have people in our lives that think we are awesome, that appreciate the gifts we bring as individuals to the table of life and would sing our praises to those who question our integrity. We also have people in our lives or who have passed through our travels that don't believe in us, fear our awesomeness and are jealous of our abilities to overcome the odds and follow our dreams.
I believe I am here, in this place, at this moment in time for a reason. Life has brought me here on the journey to fulfil my dreams and I have been allowing the sourness of others to seep in and try to tarnish my path. I remind myself that just because they are not on the same path as me does not mean they are on the wrong path, just a different one.
My whole life I seem to have wanted to take the road less travelled and have never found it to be a lonely road...just less crowded. I see so much potential in my surroundings and feel in my bones that this is the place...my time is here and now and I need to make it count. The realization struck me today after a few conversations with some very good friends that my problem has been my perspective. I thought my dream was clear and concrete and I wanted it all at once. Life is not like that. It's the baby steps I take towards the goal that are really the dream I think. Sure I want to someday have a bed and breakfast but reality says that can't happen over night. In the meantime, though, I can open myself and our home up to visitors and enjoy their company. I can continue to work, save money to invest in our future here and I can bask in the knowledge that I have a job I love where I am appreciated. I have great people in my life that believe in me and my abilities and best of all I am at peace and truly believe it when I say...."Ain't life great!"