To, Two, 2, too

To, two, 2, too.

To David,

Two years today we found each other after 20 years. 

Two years seems like a blink, but when you break it down by its statistics when I had 63113880 seconds I wonder how many times I told you that, "I love you." I wonder how many times I kissed you and my heart soared. I wonder how many times I thanked God for you.

I think about our lives, 2 became 1. 

You are my best friend.

You are my home. 

I wonder how many smiles we smiled. How many times we laughed together and at each other. How many times we chose love. 

Two years is too short. I want 2 years x 20. I want back the 20 years we missed together.

I want to take these statistics times them by 20 and at the end of my life know that I made the most of every second I was given on earth. 

When the day comes, my time comes to it's end and I only have 1 hour. One minute. Seconds left. I want no regrets looking back on a life I wished I had lived. 

I want your eyes to be the last I look into [Of course, unless you kill me! :P]

Happy 2 years!

xo

Transitioning

Spring is transitioning and life feels as if it is transitioning with it.

A long and too cold of a frigid winter is thawing and mother nature is warming for spring, welcome!

I welcome this next phase in Arbonne as my mind is grasping the countless benefits and aspects of the products, getting established my "house is in order" and am ready for the season of breakthrough.

After a successful week at the rescue mission with rolling out the new Prayer Request and Praise page on our website, Two Minute Tuesday video clips, my 1st ever video presentation on Youtube, and taking on this years Gala, transition is happening where my assistant and kitchen manager is handling the daily details of the Meal Ministry while I oversee the high level aspects spreading my wings and transitioning into communications and community outreach.

In the middle of 30 Days to Healthy Living and finding balance in what works best for me, I began my 7-day detox cleanse to rid my body of toxins.

Giving 100% every day to continue moving in the direction of breakthrough, sometimes I feel as if I am running in mud 3 feet deep with concrete boots on and I am pushing hard to get to through to the finish line, which is spring, better health and fitness, warmer weather with outdoor play dates, extended responsibilities at the rescue mission, and my life coming together with David.

I am ready to shed the past like a butterfly coming out of its cocoon anxious to fly instead of crawl, soaring new heights to see and experience more than I ever have before.

Rare [Not perfect]

There are some pretty powerful statements that David has spoke over our relationship in the last week that captured my attention, even though I haven't said a word.

The gist of it was we were talking about someone being friends doing fun things together when in mid sentence he said, "We are buddy's ..."

buddy
noun

1. A man's closest male friend; pal •During WWI this term took on a particularly strong sentimental value
2. A male's partner in work or sport

An old-fashioned term for friend that isn't used often. Referenced to me, it was a high compliment in "guy" terms.

We are buddy's. He is my best friend.

In mid-March recently we have been active in playing racquetball, playing pool [or is it "shooting pool?"], we've had a lot of fun playing ping-pong and just did our 1st run in 2015 up the mighty Monument steps last night.

Love and friendship is our foundation, we have fun being together. 

Last night he was explaining to me another couple who has a significant relationship when he said, "they have a rare relationship like us." 

I do think of our relationship as rare [not perfect], but rare. To truly be best friends with your partner, a significant life together, shared interests/passions, the things that count, AND have undeniable chemistry seems to be a combination that most strive to find.

Only God is perfect. 

Nothing else can be perfect, but David is still my perfect and my home. 

Buddy may be a "guy term" but I take that as a high compliment. Hearing he believes our relationship is rare, I know he knows our value. 

Complete Restoration

Complete restoration caught my attention as if it was magically highlighted on the pages of the book I am reading.

I remember reading along stopping dead in my tracks and re-reading the words as if they were illuminating off the page.

Those words have stuck in my mind all week as if intended on purpose. When the impact is that strong I no longer question if I created the moment in my mind. I recognize it, wonder and wait.

The word restoration continues to reveal itself in random places.

Restoration and complete restoration is coming, but I don't know what that means yet or what will be restored completely.

It is a silent message that I hear softly speaking.

I am paying attention, excited, nervous and wondering what is going to change in complete restoration in my life.

Carried

Some things are not explainable. Perhaps challenging to wrap your mind around.

Experience has taught me that I know the signs, if this is what I think it is, this one of those moments in life where I know I am in a really good place. Carried.

Life changing transitions, game changers where I am swept along as if riding on a cloud and it isn't my muscle making it happen. In fact, it is like a dream when you wake up in the morning you can vaguely remember and were not in control of. That kind of experience.

Welcoming 2015 had a direction put together by me.

I embraced what I dreamed the year would hold, but it has taken twists and turns in different directions where I felt absolutely dizzy, yet being swept along on a cloud of blessings and opportunities at every direction.

An unexpected job opportunity that took soul searching propelled me financially in my job I love.

Arbonne was presented in a time where finances weren't there, but they suddenly appeared and appeared and appeared and suddenly I am farther along that I imagined.

It's other little things, too.

How did all this happen so seamlessly? How did I get from January 1, 2015 to where I am now with an opportunity that has opened a whole new world up to me that fits perfectly in my life?

It wasn't anything I sought. Yet, it happened. Without me making it happen.

When being carried happens, big blessings follow.

I know the signs.

I open my heart and do what I always do, give it my 100%.

Who am I to be carried with blessings showered on me?

Life takes unexpected twists and turns even I don't see coming.

Arbonne "Aha!" Moments

I continue to have glorious "Aha!" moments in my journey with Arbonne.

My new words are ...

... and the education I am receiving, the products I am experiencing are life changing.

Did you know from the time you put a product on your skin it takes 26 seconds to get into your blood stream? That is a scary fact when you consider each product you use daily that touches your skin, not to mention what you consume by mouth!

Arbonne is ...

Vegan certified. Toxin free. Paraben free. No mineral oil. 

Gluten free. Free of synthetic dyes and flavours. GMO free. 

My 1st Arbonne "Aha!" moment came when I touched the Makeup Primer to my face. It was as if the heavens opened and the angels sang! My skin felt identical to the touch of a rose petal.

It feels like Christmas when each product package arrives to my home. Climbing in the shower lined with Arbonne products is a fresh and clean experience. Then ... I enjoy the anti-aging skincare that leaves my skin feeling amazing and onto make-up products used with my new Arbonne makeup brush set.

My skin has never looked or felt better!

Each product is a new experience I know I want to embrace again and again.

"Aha!" moment #2 came this morning, I tried a new product, CC Cream. It is a 10-in-1 beauty benefits complexion control cream that conceals blemishes and dark spots and minimizes pores while soothing and hydrating. It all sounds so good, but wait ... it comes in color tint. 

When I put it on I had a grand realization that I do not need foundation! It is the perfect shade and replaces my need for foundation while providing healthy benefits to my skin!  

I am beginning a richly rewarding journey and I am thrilled to announce to all my readers around the world that Arbonne is in many countries and if you would like to peruse my personal Arbonne website, you can learn about all I am experiencing by researching it yourself with the option of ordering online!

www.dawnbowman.arbonne.com  

A Needed Rendezvous

With our work schedules incredibly busy, winter being too long and far too cold, I heard complete frustration in David's voice. The frustration where stir-crazy meets I-hate-winter and it's-been-too-long-since-I've-seen-sunshine-kind-of-frustration.

He wants to go bike riding, run the monument steps, ride his new motorcycle, burn off some stress and frustration and needs ...

I totally get this! 

In the summer we plan mid-week dates and slip away for outdoor adventures. It has been a while, so with creative coordination I planned a surprise mid-week rendezvous and he only knew to meet me at my house at a certain time and to bring workout clothes.

Even though it has only been months, I forgot how much I love mid-week dates. 

Time together alone and a surprise activity ... racquetball!

It was fun playing together in a high energy sport with competition and a LOT of smack talk!  

I cannot win against him in anything [Except that one glorious day when we rode our bikes 34.8 miles and I won beating him to the finish line only because he dropped his hoodie on the bike trail, but that counts!], but it was competitive in nature, a great workout and challenged us both in a good workout filled with laughs.

There is a lot to be said for creative planning that energizes and rejuvenates winter-worn spirits. There is more to be said for mid-week dates that refresh us when we both work so hard. 

Our secret escapes hold incredible worth.

Spring is coming and we are ready!