Travel and synchronicity

Today's gratitudes?

1) that I'm with someone who loves to travel so much. I'm the kind of person who is content to never leave upstate NY, except maybe once a year. But now, because of my partner, we travel several times a year. It strains our finances, I'll admit, and sometimes stresses me. But without that pressure to travel, I'd really miss out on the experiences we have had and have given our children.

2) synchronicity is so weird. Maybe it's just coincidence, I'm not sure, it's late and my vocabulary lessons flew out the window a few hours ago lol. Regardless. It is so awesome to speak with people who say "about 6 years ago I was diagnosed with cancer..." Just as I was (and we are both cancer free. Or "my child was diagnosed with a seizure disorder last year" just as my stepson was (and are all seizure free). Or other issues. And all of these amazing people have started traveling this path that I have joined.

3) that we have a positive relationship with my stepson's mother (my partner's ex). Some people think it's weird, but yes, we are friendly. To the point of taking trips together and sharing a car and hotel suite. It really is a positive thing for both kids.