Hi there friend.  I haven’t seen you for a while!  Two weeks has gone by in a whirlwind and I feel like a deranged Frogger trying to cross the highway of life.  Semi’s and motorcycles keep crossing my path in the form of a blown up dishwasher, visits to friends in the hospital, three forgotten birthdays, my husband’s long-awaited graduation from fire school, a weekend getaway with my girl that involved one to many long necks until I finally landed safe and sound, if a little bruised, on the other side. 

The problem is; life gets in the way of living.  You are moving along at breakneck speed, doing the right thing, crossing things off your to do list, making sure to get from point A to point B when you realize that’s all you are doing….moving.  To truly be happy we all need different things and what I need is to exercise my mind (writing) my body (running) and my heart (staying close and present with family and friends).  Otherwise I end up feeling like one of those crazy hamsters spinning and spinning on the giant metal wheel of life.  Sure it’s impressive, sure it’s fast but you ain’t getting anywhere lady.

Last night in the great debate with myself as I drifted off to sleep I turned off my alarm.  I would start getting myself together LATER.  I was too tired to get up and write.  I had too many things to do.  Someone had other plans and apparently it was my subconscious telling me it knew better because I sat bolt upright at 6:45 a.m.  Despite my best efforts, I couldn’t coax myself back to sleep and I’m glad because I feel better already just sitting here tapping at these keys. 

As the infamous irritating ridiculous commercial says, “Life comes at you fast.” The trick is not to try to run faster.