My Apartment in Spring

A friend asked me today how I have been enjoying my apartment, and how I've experienced the changing of the seasons in it.

I'd forgotten how long I've been in my apartment (almost 5 months). I am enjoying watching the seasons change, feeling the sun streaming into my kitchen and onto my little porch in the mornings, watching how it moves through the rooms during the day, until it gently fades from my bedroom.

Those nights where I watch the sunset from my bed are usually the ones that I get to luxuriate in: hopping into bed early with a good book and a glass of wine! : )

I'm finally sleeping with my windows open, which is one of the things I enjoy doing, and I get to fall asleep to the sounds of a busy, active street below me.

Mountain Paths

I liked this quotation - I found it on Inspiration Peak.

It seems to capture the dilemma that many of us face in life, that there are so many choices. How can we ever know what is the best choice to make?

What I understand from this statement is that we should just live life to the fullest, take the path we want to take, and see where it takes us. And if it doesn't work out, there is always another path that we can try, and that we can learn from.


There are hundreds of paths up the mountain,
all leading in the same direction,
so it doesn’t matter which path you take.
The only one wasting time is the one
who runs around and around the mountain,
telling everyone else that their path is wrong.”

Thought for the Day

You... whose day this is, make it BEAUTIFUL.
Get out your rainbow colors, that it may be beautiful.

Nekoosa Indian Poem

Triggers

I have been rummaging through mountains of photos, cards, letters, notes that I passed in high school, poems, souvenirs, and other mementos from my 33 years on this earth.

One of the things that has resulted in this archaeologist's dig, is that I have been thinking about and dreaming about people and situations and memories that I haven't experienced in a long time.

My many worlds: family, friends, grade school, high school, university, post-graduation, triathlon, cycling, Revenue Canada, and Cognos worlds have morphed. In my dreams, there are people who have never met each other, who are sharing the same space.

It's both confusing and comforting to have these worlds collide.

Traveling Lightly

I'd like to travel lightly from now on, and just keep the memories of good times and good feelings about myself and the other people in my life who matter, as just that. Memories.

traveling lightly....

...spiritually, emotionally, and physically.

Spring is Here!

The weather is hot; the tulips are poking their heads through the grass; the sun is shining; Dave Matthews is crooning; the air smells sweet.... life is good. : )

sleepy...

I must be jet lagged still. I went to bikram yoga with Hana, and I kept falling asleep. Even during the standing up postures! Good thing I didn't fall down. ; )

Continuing from where I left off...

After my trip to New Zealand, I realized how much fun it was to keep a blog.
I think perhaps I will continue this trend... but I don't know if I'll reveal it to anyone yet.

But only time will tell. ; )