Yesterday at work, people could bring in their kids for halloween. One little boy was dressed as a ninja and a coworker said that it reminded him of his dream when he was a kid: he wanted to be a ninja. I said that my dream was to be a dancer. And then I paused a little. And I looked at my coworker with revelation in my eyes and I said, "And, actually, I am a dancer."
When I was a little girl I wanted to be a dancer but not a ballerina. It wasn't exactly clear what type of dancer I wanted to be but it wasn't a ballerina. And now, magically (well, not really but it feels that way), I am a dancer.
Wow! I live my dream. And I do live many dreams in so many ways.
I have a perfect relationship with my husband (well, nothing is ever 100% perfect but you get the idea). And that's a universal dream, really: to find the perfect companion for you to accompany you along life's journey and all its joys and pains along the way.
When I was younger, it was a dream of mine to live in the US. There was a definite attraction since I don't remember when. I loooooved watching tv as a child and would watch lots of shows from the US (that's how I learned my English, really: by watching so many shows in English). Anyway, life here is indeed really good and I definitely don't regret it. I have opportunities that I would never have had, had I stayed in Quebec.
I have a great job that I love and I make a good living with it. Actually, I loved doing my job in Quebec too and it's basically the same job that I'm doing here... only it's more challenging, in a good way, since the documents are much more interesting. And there is less stress. Well, there is more in a way but less in another way. Simply put, the stress that I have now is one that I can easily deal with whereas the stress I had in Quebec was just plain brutal on me. And, to top it off, my salary is better!
Actually, my salary is so much better we can afford for my husband not to work. Due to the visa situation, my husband can't work here yet. He will be able to (if he wants/feels the need to) once we get close to getting our green cards... and that's still years away. So, although he can't work, we still make enough money. And that awesome thing about him not working is that I don't have to clean the house because he does that; I almost never have to cook a meal (i.e., I do it whenever I feel like it); and, most importantly, it gives my husband such a good quality of life! He has had a kidney transplant over 9 years ago and while it is going very very well, his health is much improved by not having the stress of a job. Oh and the job he had in Quebec had tons of stress. So his health is better, his mood is better, and it's definitely very worth it.
We have a beautiful house together. I just love our house. It has its problems and flaws, as most houses do (especially ones that are 100 years old) but I love loooooooots of things about it. A few months ago, I was in our living room and, for an instant, my mind thought that I was in my parents' living room in Quebec: it had a "home" feeling. So that's definitely a good thing.
The dynamic among our friends is not the same as it was with our friends in Quebec but that's to be expected given that we are in a different place in life and it's a different culture, etc. But we have had the pleasure of meeting several awesome people.
And, to top it off, I live my childhood (or should I say childish?) dream of being a dancer! As if that was not enough in and of itself, I am living that dream with a bunch of great women! They are just plain a pleasure to hang around with. And there is such a great collaboration going on!
Yup. I am truly blessed.
Namaste
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