The Hit List - All we ever wanted

“I want to travel less.” After years of being a road warrior, I was tired. My Venus in Cancer wanted to be home with the cats and my husband, happily cooking away with some jazzy music gently buzzing in the background or reading through the ever-growing stack of books that seems to be nagging me every time I turn around.

Not long after those words were uttered, the wish came true in the form of a pandemic that kept me sheltered in place for months. Right on the heels of that, a loved one got seriously ill, which meant travel was about to become a rare event for the foreseeable future.

Everything changed.

My husband’s friend, musician Jonathan Burkes, said this the other day: “This situation stripped us of what we thought we wanted.”

I found myself contemplating that statement more than once. It’s funny how you sometimes think you know what you want only to discover you want something entirely different. For years, I wanted to travel the globe and rest in fancy hotel beds, piled high with downy pillows and eggshell white duvets.

But now? I am convinced my desire to be home was the real deal. I don’t really need anything extravagant. My simple bed is fine.

Today my dear daughter is getting married. She had plans for a big shindig, complete with tarot readers and a DJ. You know…typical Leo fare. The pandemic sidelined all of those well-laid plans for a year. Instead, we’re commemorating her special day with a tiny group, and the reception will happen next year when it’s safe for large gatherings. While this may seem a bit sad, she realized the most important thing is not the frills but the commitment to the man she loves. All the other stuff is extras.

Life doesn’t always give you what you think you want. Sometimes, it gives you the thing you want the most but you can’t see that until everything gets stripped down to the bone.

And for both myself and my daughter, the only thing that matters is love.

Most wanted: who wouldn’t love to be around that much cuteness?

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Check out the amazing Somnia Tarot! I already pre-ordered my copy! More about this deck over at Modern Met.

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