I have never woken up to a more beautiful morning.

It’s the Monday after Christmas, 2009. I arrived at my good friends’, Bruce and Steve’s house yesterday afternoon in upstate New York. They have the most incredible home I’ve ever been in. I’m not kidding. It would have inspired Frank Lloyd Wright.

Stunning.

It’s all windows, wood, radiant heated stone floors, magnificent vistas from every viewpoint (inside and out), top of the line audio system, amazing kitchen, Japanese soaking tub… I could go on and on. They have mastered the art of home making. They truly have made a home that is the most welcoming and nurturing place I’ve ever been in. Of course that welcoming feeling stems from their incredibly loving and generous hearts.

They have offered for me to stay here for a week so that I can focus on the writing of my book. I will have this beautiful place all to myself for three, if not four days. I have joyously begun my respite by arising early (which I love to do anyway), making a delicious carafe of coffee, and sitting in the ‘reading pod’ to watch the magic of The Divine unfold before me.

I’ve renamed the pod “ Glo’s Pod”. And it’s just that… a pod. It extends from the house, but yet it’s still connected to the conversation pit (the 8 X 8 cushioned center of the house, that has a massive fireplace), the dining room and the office. But the thing that makes this space special is that it is surrounded by windows. I’m sitting in a very comfortable leather chair, with a large round woolen ottoman in front of it, and I am gleefully jutted out into the arms of Mother Nature. All that I see to the left, the right and straight in front of me are the meadows, trees and hills that surround this home of magic and peace.

There is still snow on the ground from the snowstorm last week. The hills in the distance are taking their shape amidst the light grey clouds that are swiftly passing overhead.

It’s a black and white photograph. And the snow is falling heavier now.

My heart is full of gratitude. For my wonderful friends. For life.

I could never have imagined this… that I would have the blessing of this time. I’m not going to get in my car for a week. I’m not traveling anywhere for seven whole days. For the last decade, ever since I was finishing up ER and got married, moved from LA to NY, and was about to go on tour with Tina Turner, I have been consistently moving. I’ve moved homes 5 times in the last 10 years. And with the traveling for acting, and more recently for activism, I have literally been living out of a suitcase for 10 years.

So, to be able to take this time to reconnect with myself…I am beyond happy.

For the first time in a long time, I feel like I am right where I’m supposed to be. I’m right where I belong.

As you read this, whether you are a friend or if we’ve never met, know that I wish for you peace. True peace for your heart and soul.