Hello Friends and Family, There have been some conversations in the last few weeks about maintaining the integrity of self when faced with all the myriad of external influences that touch us daily. It seems like the more a person immerses themselves into a task or a goal they do lose themselves but I see that as a positive. If you as a person don’t have time to brood on the little things because you’re contributing to a bigger picture isn’t that a good and honorable way to live? Some major life goals are precariously close to being accomplished which causes these blaring feelings of “now what” or “don’t get too proud or attached because nothing is for certain”. That leads to the questions of why, what for, and how are you going to accomplish these things? Today for a brief moment I put aside the never ending to do list and all the logistics that go along with it. The rain softened vibrant autumn foliage in a delicate dove gray mist. The crisp atmosphere and the sound of it against the boughs overhead while the river roared in the distance reminded me this is home and all may be well. All human concerns are petty and ephemeral in comparison to the never ending rapture of gratitude for the overwhelming beauty of this place. The acerbic inner voice goes quiet in the woods and beside swift moving water; it allows the self to become a peaceful background observer rather than part of the clamor of humanity. In those places and on afternoon walks I know what I live for and what goals will be of use to others. Balance is still a difficult thing to maintain but it’s not impossible and Like my brother Grant Peterson and Trisha Cisneros say if something doesn’t challenge you it sure as hell won’t change you. This is all a very long winded way to evaluate what makes the day worth getting through. I love you all and hope you know what makes getting through the day worth it to you to. Be well and brightest blessings for the health and happiness of you and yours.
Posted on: Thu, 20 Nov 2014 02:01:35 +0000
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