We can't discover new oceans, unless we have the courage to lose sight of the shore.

Preparation

I love the cleanness and coolness of the air after a heavy rain. It rejuvenates my plants. It rejuvenates me. A run is in my near future. Perfect weather. Can't wait.

Today I was thinking about the way we feel about the unknown. The uneasiness we get when we realize we don't know how to prepare, because we don't know what to expect. But there is no need to worry. We spend our whole lives preparing just by living and learning. The unknown surrounds us and waits for us to take a chance on it.

Don't be afraid of what may come from the unknown; the positives versus the negatives, good versus bad, but be sure to follow your gut/heart/soul, and be sure to learn from the experience. And remember, positives can eclipse negatives, just as the Sun does the Moon. Our world; the way we see it and the way we live it, is up to us.

Kitchen Table

A good place to gather and solve the world's problems. Throw in the magic 8 ball and now you've got all the answers.

Freedom

I am in a bit of a holding pattern. But soon it will end….and whatever will be, will be. 

I was thinking today, about Freedom. The freedom we find when we are satisfied with our current situation. I am trying to find freedom in my mind regardless of what the future brings. Our minds can assign deeper meaning as we see fit, and the ability to find deeper meaning is our saving grace. 

I finished a great book by J. Haidt on Moral Psychology. I just wrote a quote from it on my white board: If you want to open your mind, open your heart first. 

And this of course brings me back to Freedom. Freedom from our own mental madness. Sometimes following your gut can be very liberating. Intuiting your next move instead of fucking thinking it into paralysis. Rethinking this whole thinking thing over here! Oh so freeing. 

Connecting the Stars

I strive to make sense of my external and internal world to exhaustion at times. Speculation in excess may cause insanity. Be careful out there.

It is the 4^th of July....already. 

It has been an interesting year so far. Mental and circumstantial changes have occurred for me and a few closest to me. Some change was welcomed, and some change was thrust upon us, but no matter the weather, we were able to make it together. Of course! And always. 

We may question our past decisions and how they lead to our current path, and we may question our current decisions and how they will affect our future; taking chances, taking risks, and widening the mind’s eye is not a painless process. But I believe we must do this to truly live. 

I have found a few soul mates that will always be with me, no matter where I go. And I will always be here for them, even if not physically present. Lucky me. Lucky us.