Sometimes the need is just too great for the solace we seek

I've been in Portland for a month today.  Almost exactly a month as I type this.

It's been a rollercoaster ride, emotions up, emotions down.  Energy up, energy down.  But in all of it, I keep coming back to the realization that I'm happier now than I've ever been in my life.  So no matter the challenges, no matter the pain, no matter the grief, I'm in a better place.  This was a good move.

Sometimes you get lucky, even if those looking in from the outside would say you're not lucky at all.

I got lucky. I am blessed.