Wild and unexpected ride

Growing up I was sold a bill of goods.  Life is a straight, paved road and if you do what you are "supposed" to do and work hard and keep your head down, it will be good, safe, happy.  Ha!  I now know that the road is winding and bumpy and the surface underneath me is often unpredictable.  Much of that realization began when my marriage broke up. And from that I have learned to embrace the unexpected nature of life.  To love it.  I have learned I want to keep my head up, face turned to the sun.  I want to skip sometimes, run sometimes and sit and ponder which fork to take. 



But then there are the detours...

This one caught me WAY off guard.  It knocked me off my center.  I have been questioning where I find value in myself...in who I am and how I feel about myself.  Could it possibly be so delicately entwined with my ability to exercise and with the way I look?  Lots to explore.  It's gonna be a yet another wild ride that's for damn sure.