You have my attention.......

So I wrote about my random dating connection yesterday......and I am marveling still at the fact that he was able to grab my attention......as I am not jaded, that is not the word I would use, but that I am not exactly an eager dater or particularly motivated by it, and not easily wooed...... and if I am honest, it is the lowest rung on my priority list......not because I do not value what it can bring to a person's life, but because I just personally have not had much success, and sharing my life with another person has never brought ease.....and perhaps the fact that I haven't directed my energy to it is the source of that? Or perhaps timing was having her say......but at any rate any time I connect on the dating site I take notice, and try and see what I am to learn......because it so rarely happens, and so this guy has my attention some.......his life seems intriguing, and very accomplished in some interesting ways.....and he seems to possess some of what has been lacking in my romantic life forever.......lots of kindred places we seem to share, and as I step into the exploration of it I am a different version of me this time......obviously my red flag high alert operating system is FULLY engaged lol:) But I am finding myself curious about getting to know him, in a very low key way......not suspiciously but slowly........without need or urgency in tow......and we have some important commonalities. Places that I have grown to understand matter......and I do see at least a date in our future, and I knew instantly that we would talk intuitively......not sure what that was.....and I still don't know how much room I have in my life for any of this......that is honest.....I am up to all sorts of things these days.....but summer is coming......so it feels like more space is opening up.......and again I lean in endlessly to the trust I hold for what is in store for me.....not forcing a thing, and just remaining open.....and this time it feels a little different than stories past.......but feels as if there is something for me to learn.....and remain open to.....and at the very least I feel that there is a very good possibility of us becoming great friends......I believe friendship is key in all the ways to anything beyond that.....and I am not in a rush......so he got past my gate lol:) Look at him go lol:) I granted him some admission to my world, very limited, but some;-) He gets points for some of how that evolved.....but I am treading very lightly, and cautiously......having learned valuable lessons in my past that I will not repeat......proceeding cautiously.......in every way......while also recognizing that this was for me......I feel that so completely too, for whatever reason ends up being the case......and well that part remains to be seen.......today is my last week with my kiddos at school.......I plan on enjoying our final days together! And so today I say cheers to surprising new ventures......and the magic of possibility.....I believe that is what my favorite thing about life is......is that you truly never know what lies ahead...........and every "dating" situation has taught me important lessons......expanding my understanding of it all.....and so I welcome that education, as I navigate the middle aged wild lol:) Happy Monday, make it count:) xoxo