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Idleness is the beginning of all vices. ~Proverb


I've been on the go, but my poor blog has been sitting Idle. And if there is one thing that annoys me, it's being idle. On the other hand, it's been difficult to muster the energy and words to write a blog entry with all that's been going on (and on in my head). I've been ripping up all the carpeting in my house, spending some time out of town and for the first time in a long while, dealing with some nasty and negative thoughts. Things just haven't been panning out on the professional front for me, but I've worked through the moodiness and am looking toward the future. This time last year I was reconsidering going back to school and applying for fellowships. I feel disappointed in myself for not making things happen a year later, but I guess there are certain things you can't control, things that just aren't for you. I'm staying focused, determined to keep putting myself out there and pursuing the things I want for my life.

And then I've been thinking a lot about my Dad.  Sitting in the Mission in San Francisco last week, I wondered, do I have relatives here? How long was my Dad in California before making the move to Kentucky? There are many questions I'll never get the answers to and stories I'll never hear. And the thought occurred to me that one of the people that made my existence possible isn't there anymore. Strange concepts for me to wrap my head around...Luckily the escape from the city and people gave me the remedy I'd been searching for: new places and adventures and serene, peaceful landscapes. I couldn't have asked for a better answer to the stress and doubts in my mind than nature. It really is the perfect cure-all, a meditation medication.

Glimmers of sun in Point Reyes

Flora at Salmon Creek
 Lake Tahoe







 
Big Sur




The traveler was active; he went strenuously in search of people, of adventure, of experience. The tourist is passive; he expects interesting things to happen to him. He goes "sight-seeing."
~Daniel J. Boorstin



















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