Thanks Don. I appreciate your words of support.

The “until the end” thinking is kind of shocking and I don’t remember when exactly the shift happened. Probably not all at once. I remember my mother, who grew up in Germany, said all her journals from the 1920s to the early 1960s were in German. And in 1962 they were in English. She said the voice in her head started speaking in English. For her it seemed sudden but not so for me with the time view.

Regardless, life is short, and I’m living right now!

We spend our youth measuring time since birth and the time grows; but now at a later age we measure, “until the end,” and time grows shorter. I hope people at all ages realize, “Life is short, start living now!”

Have a great day & year.

Don

Funny but since my heart attack I do physically feel younger. As the cardiologist indicated I feel a lot better now that I’m getting blood. Add a better diet and exercise and things are good.

And at the same time I feel old — or perhaps I just recognize the finite nature of my existence. It’s hard not to apply mortality statistics to yourself after a heart attack. Raging on is the best course I think.

Happy New Year!

Slow curve ball… I’ll keep my eyes open but I was never much of a batter.

Not as much philosophical as psychologically therapeutic. The schedule is full in more ways than I like to admit. Questioning myself is more a living process of meditation or prayer I think without the hallmarks of multiple personalities. But I’m sure to post hear if I start using multiple voices during these internal conversations!

What now? Right now, this moment, a few blog comments and then kick back with a cup of hot chocolate I navigate to Netflix. Kim and dogs are napping, the lights are low, I’ve had dinner, and I suspect I’ll be asleep in ten minutes being such an easy sleeper anytime I recline…

Sorry to hear of the loss of your friend. Hope you find some peace with it and find yourself left with fine memories.

Sleeping through life has long been a concern. It’s so easy to get lost in so many things from worry to sports to television and more. Watch TV an hour a day and suddenly a year goes by and you’ve watched the equivalent of almost 10 weeks of full time work. Or think about time commuting to work. Ugh…

Hope you’re getting some riding in. This week has been a bust for me. Freezing rain tonight…

Sorry for the slow response — the first week back at work has been intense. So, Happy New Year to you and yours as well!

I suppose we all come to know ourselves and our lives in different ways and to different degrees. And what we do with the knowledge — who knows where that goes. Just keep moving….

I’ve quit aiming for happiness and look more toward what unfolds ahead. As I pay attention and experience life — sometimes there’s happiness and other times something else. Who’s to say which is better?

Great quote. Hard to control how life will unfold though despite the best intentions. But I’ll raise my glass to that style of living!

We used to have many more sculptures but warm weather the past few holiday seasons has lowered the number that local businesses were will to invest in. Still, it’s cool to watch them come to life.

Change…. it’s impossible to avoid.

Each of us needs a reminder now and again. Unfortunately I often need more than a tap on the shoulder…