Well friends, I did it again! I told myself that I wasn't going to do it this year,but it happened anyway. I let myself get so busy that I neglected some of the important things in my life. Work in the Summer always seems to get out of control. Not to mention the fact that in the midst of the frantic Alaskan building season we also must take time to recreate. We also try to
We did pretty well, we fished a few times and this fall we hunted for moose, harvesting a very large bull. We took a family road trip into interior Alaska for a few days and I got to float a river with my son. As you already know I neglected my writing, which is important, at least to me. I don't really feel too bad about it though because I think what I did was probably more important.
I guess this brings me to my point. We need to live in the season of life that we are in. I have spent a lot of time in my life trying to fight against the seasons and at times this has really done a number on me.
For example, a couple of Summers ago I decided to study some "heavy" books. I worked at it for a while but it became so frustrating because there were so many other things to do that I never got around to studying. I then put a guilt trip on myself for not following through. It was a vicious cycle and when it spit me out I vowed never to try it again. I decided then that Summer was for Summer things. It made a big difference, at least for me.
Well, Winter is now fast approaching so I figure it's time to buckle down on a few more academic endeavors. I would invite you to do the same. Pick up a book that is going to take some hard work to get through, start writing, do some real meditation. After the frantic pace of the Summer, I am looking forward to slowing down a bit and exercising my mind, why not join me?
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