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| ON TRAVEL AND TIME
TO STOP Gazing out upon the eight inches of snow so gracefully draped here yesterday, it is hard to imagine that just a few weeks back I was traveling in the middle of the Texas desert with the windows down and my sleeves rolled up. The trip--a four-day adventure through Big Bend National Park--was fantastic, and I was lucky to share the experience with my good friend DeLinda and my sister Stef. The three of us took off just days before Christmas, and had a fabulous time exploring the vast expanses of western Texas. It was a much needed break for all of us, and we each welcomed the opportunity to stop and rest our weary selves for awhile. I don't know if I would consider a 1500 mile trek truly stopping or resting, but the lack of work and deadlines and busy-ness certainly allowed our souls to calm down a bit. By the end of the trip, we were no longer talking about clients or projects or work. We had other priorities: food, wine, sleep. Our pace was slowed, our faces and shoulders relaxed. DeLinda sat comfortably behind the wheel, and enjoyed the peace of the long stretches of highway. Stef, cocooned in the back seat, knit an entire afghan! And I wrote...wrote more than I have in years! It is amazing what a little free brain space allows you to accomplish! Wait! Do I hear a New Year's Resolution in there somewhere? Perhaps. Or maybe a wish for all of us...a wish for a peaceful and creative new year, with ample time to think, dream, wish and simply putter about!
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