Thanks!

I really appreciate your feedback.  It keeps me motivated to get my thoughts together, pick up the computer and put something down.  Believe it or not, I also appreciate constructive criticism, too.  I'm not as thin skinned as I may appear, maybe.  I do listen to other points of view, then weigh them with what I consider truth.  I do believe we all have our own truth, based on our experiences, background and exposure.  I try to see how it all works together for a new point of view, if necessary.

It was pretty foggy when I headed out on my morning run on the trail.  The sound of church tower music drifted through the fog that covered lakes and obscured my fellow trailers on the way out.  But, by the time I was heading back towards home, the fog had lifted and the sun shone brightly through, making all thinks clear again. That's  what the sun, how ever you want to spell it, does for us.  Sometimes,  we feel like we are going around in a fog, with no real direction or insight into our life.  Then the sun appears, allowing our vision to clear up and life takes on a whole new clarity.

I just finished reading an incredible book, Unbroken, by Laura Hillenbrand.  It is about the life of Louie Zamperini beginning in the teens when he was a troubled youth until he was introduced to running.  He ran in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin.  It continues with his incredible trials during the 2nd WW.  It is not a story for those who can't handle some truly terrible human suffering.  But, it is well worth reading it to the end. A true story of the resilence of the human spirit after enduring the unbelievable.  After reading this book, your own aches and pains will seem totally inconsequencial.

Much to do.  People to call, art lesson homework to complete and of course tea time!