In Desperate Gratitude

I am thankful for:

Ten Fingers
Ten Toes
Good Health
Clean Air to Breath
Cool Water to Drink
Two precious Children
A Happy Little Puppy
A warm bed to sleep in
A fireplace to burn things in
The ability to create
The freedom to travel
Forgiving family and friends
and, of course
Hot Shower and Canndlelight

adventure beckons

I'm not quite sure where this came from, but organically over the past several years I've been drawn to the Appalachian Trail. And somehow, in the past month, I have committed to the intention of thru-hiking the trail, all 2100 miles, Georgia to Maine, this summer. Even as I write this I am having astounding deja vu. The adventure begins...

"Remote for detachment, narrow for chosen company, winding for leisure, lonely for contemplation, it beckons not merely north and south, but upward to the body, mind, and soul of man."

-Harold Allen