Away

I'm away right now, which is why my adherence to the tenets of NaComLeavMo has been less...well...adherent.
I'm here visiting family on the East coast. Family I haven't seen in 16 years. It's funny how your childhood impressions hang on even when you know they were coloured by how *you* were behaving (or not behaving) as the case may be. However, I was pleasantly surprised when I got here to be welcomed with open arms by family I haven't laid eyes on for over a decade.
My aunt in particular has been lovely to me. The other night, while we were standing together, waiting for my uncle, she suddenly said, "There's such a change in you! You're glowing. It's just wonderful." and then she hugged me. Later we had a heart to heart as she knew the details of my grandmother's passing and shared them with me.
It seems I've turned a corner since I was here. My not-so-great characteristics seem to be slipping away like a discarded chrysalis (not that I'm anywhere near as perfect or beautiful as a butterfly, maybe a moth!) but I feel like my feet are finally set on a path that is right and that will see me through to the end of my days.
In other news, I can't stop eating, but clean air will do that to you I'm told.
Good night all, I wish you happiness, hope and a path to set your feet on.