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That’s what I have been doing for the last few months… or at least it sure feels that way. It’s not a complaint… merely an observation. I fully appreciate the ebb and flow of life and this is most definitely a case of the latter. Where ebbs go it really not a bad one… just feels a little too sedentary for my liking.

Yet, in an odd way the glow of promise up ahead seems more radiant than it has been for a while. Its not like I’ve been shuffling in a stupor all this time (OK… maybe some) but stuff is getting done. Admittedly at a somewhat laid back pace but the pile of accomplishments do seem to be growing. Mostly little “fix-its” around the homestead… and doing so only inspires more ambitious projects down the line.

The ideal of course is to attempt straddling the “catch-up” pile and the “forge ahead” one simultaneously. A tricky proposition at best and a dodgy one at worst. Staying exclusively on either one only gives rise to the frustration from the “one step forward and two steps back” syndrome. I would rather be heading somewhere than nowhere… so, for now I will take a page from the tortoise and work the slow and steady ethos.

Here is hoping that this Thursday is a rewarding one for all of us.

Change is both inevitable and constant. I’m not saying anything new here… experience will tell us that. Sometimes it is a slight shift and at others it will involve something more dramatic. Though most give lip service to the “change is constant/good/”, etc… few really deal with it with any kind of grace. More often than not we will only go kicking and screaming into this “disaster” simply because we are creatures of habit… even the more destructive ones that will eventually drown us.

It could come from an external source. Anything from restaurant serving times to the re-tooling of our favorite social networking sites – things that are well beyond our control. Though, more often than not it spawns from within which directly affects our personal lives. (Yes, Bobby… we continue to grow and learn throughout our lives.) The trick is knowing when to to adjust and make the shift.

Knowing when the party is winding down so we can make a graceful exit into a new day… is precisely where I stand at the moment. I’ve been aware of this for a while now. The issue here (OK, perhaps “issue” may be too dramatic of a word) is figuring out what this “new day” actually is.

No, it’s not keeping me up nights but is constantly hovering at the back of my mind. This I do know… not making a move will doom me to a stagnant mediocre existence. (I’ve always been deathly afraid of that.) Still, any rash moves are to be avoided as they will only be a distraction and cause confusion. This I do know… whatever the “new day” may be I want to engage it with passion and purpose. Those are my only conditions.

So, if you wondered where my head space is at (not that you asked) but now you know.

* image from THIS site.

Though I didn’t miss it like I thought I would. Even though it seemed like I went over and over and over last year. So, no checking out the livestock (especially the piglets), or betting on the ponies, or checking out the prize winning crops, or devouring my favorite hotlinks and a myriad of other deep fried possibilities. (Though I did try the deep fried White Castle burgers last year and paid dearly for it… but I would have given the chocolate covered bacon a shot if I had gone.) I like the fair… I really do… but I didn’t miss it this year. I think that’s OK.

I’ve actually been getting to things that I’ve been “meaning to” for a while. Like for instance the apithanypictures.com site that had been floating for a while. There is still work to do there but I think the template that I found is a good one to showcase my video work. Structure needs to be fiddled with along with posts to go along with the videos. In the process of getting that set up my learning curve took another turn up. Always nice when learning actually occurs in those instances… makes it so much less of a chore.

So, here we are at the start of another week. Perhaps it is just me but this one seems to feel less daunting than the last. Hope yours is a good one.

BTW, I think I’m going to this. (click the first pic to go to the site.) Should be fun.