Before I Get to Heaven…to Heaven Can Wait!
Our 1 Year Anniversary…On April 12, 2023 it was our one year Anniversary. Our 1 Year “Before I Get To Heaven” travel adventure anniversary. And 18 months since my lung cancer diagnosis set us on a whole new life trajectory!
Almost hard to believe its been 1 whole year since we left Edmonton headed for our across North America travel adventure. 1 whole year since we put our hearts desires into action & headed out in our Motorhome. With minimal RV experience & first time travelling in Mexicao, we were as green as the grass in…well not Mexico or Arizona. Perhaps California! LOL. But we figured things out as we went along. And at times there was a lot of figuring out!
From mountain, lakes, oceans, rivers, deserts, lighthouses & churches. Lot of churches & lighthouses. (There were even Lighthouses in Arizona). We saw everything I wanted to see & more. And we went everywhere we wanted go!
And everywhere we went surpassed our expectations above & beyond what I could have imagined. I wanted to have fun, see & experience new things & make connections. Meaningful connections! And that we did. The connections new & old being the most important & memorable to me. And again…about & beyond what we expected and imagined!
That’s what happens when one follow their hearts desires & goes where the wind blow them where. Where Spirit guides one to go! And doing that has taken us to places we were meant to go and meet people we were meant to meet! And as green as we were and as many “mis-adventures” we had along the way, things always turned out for the good, and or better than our original plan.
Now that we are back in Edmonton, for follow-up medical tests and appointments and to reconnect with family & friends, we’ll start planning for the next leg of our travel adventure. We plan to return to Mexico for the winter but between now & then, plans are up in the air. Stay Tuned.
In the meantime I will continue getting stronger, healthier and happier living a life of true G.R.A.C.E. (Gratitude, Respect, Acceptance, Courage & Excitement). It’s been 18 months since my lung cancer diagnosis, 14 months since my lung surgery (to remove the upper lobe of my left lung where the most concerning of the lung spots throughout my lungs were). And I am thriving! Travelling agrees with me. As does fulfilling all my dreams and living in hot winter climates! Especially that!! Can hardly wait for the rest of our adventures to unfold.
And so it is…I have officially changed the name of my Blog and Fakebook Page to Marilyn Rose “Heaven Can Wait”. “Before I Get to Heaven” was derived out of a poem I wrote right after my cancer diagnosis…about all the things I wanted to do before I leave this earth to return home. My “bucket list”. Well I’ve done many of things on my original bucket list, but there is still so much more I want to experience and share. So Heaven can just wait. As the saying goes…I still have places to go, people to meet. I still want to inspire more people to live life to the fullest & and follow all their hearts desires. And not to wait until they are given a terminal health diagnosis or some other traumatic life event. We are all terminal…none of us are getting out of here alive, so why do we act like we have all the time in the world to do things? We aren’t guaranteed that. We only have now!
So…having said all that, until we start travelling again…I will keep sharing here & on Facebook & and will be a doing recaps of our travel adventures over this past year. I have so many pictures & so many amazing stories to share! I will try to pick out the highlights, although even that will be hard as there were so many.
And before I sign off…a big Thank you to all of you who have been following me on Facebook, commenting, sending likes, hearts etc. All that lets me know I am on the right track and that what I am sharing is meaningful and hopefully somewhat inspiring. So please keep them coming! Connection and engagement is important to me, especially when on the road and I’m not able to meet up in person. So grateful for modern technology! So grateful for everyone and everything in my Life!
So, as I said before…stay tuned. I guarantee following our journey will not disappoint…
With love & gratitude today & always…
Marilyn