23 April 2009

Greetings all. I'm in the midst of one of those times of life when the day to day seems to keep me completely occupied and unable to slow down long enough to even communicate. Things are basically good right now with a strong sense of relief over the feeling of calm that describes things for me right now. After the past several months, this period of quiet is both much appreciated and very welcome.

Spring is on the way - flowers are starting to bloom around here and the cherry tree in the backyard is loaded with blooms. I have moved into a mode of ignoring more news than I read and find that my anxiety level has decreased substantially. At times it feels like the media deeply desires the most tragic of news in order to capture our attention on tv. It's nice to be paying less attention to the perceptions of gloom and doom and more to the arrival of longer days.

When I rise at 5am I'm now able to see the mountains in the east. I check the calendar and realize that the truly long days of the year are rapidly approaching. It makes me want to pull out my hiking gear, get my tent ready and hit the trails. Visit Mark's blog for info on the early season trips he is enjoying now that he is freed from the corporate world -http://markwhitesell.blogspot.com/
I hope to be joining him soon. Think positive - enjoy life.