The next day (and maybe the next day)I surfed, walked, napped in the daytime with the surf sound blending with my own heartbeat. Synchronizing ….

About three days into it, staring at my campfire and putting the perfect stick here and munching on something good I’d think…I haven’t thought a thought in…….

However long. Time is subjective. Happiness or better yet contentment subjective. It can then be

All good. And one can (at least in longer intervals) remain grateful – which is the best mantra. Thank you…Thanks be…

Paulette

People always want more stuff, it’s human nature to desire what they don’t have.

i could really go for some of that.

I used to live in Seattle and Portland, So I know how people can complain all the time, yet still say that the city they live in is the best. Well, I live in my hometown again and it’s small and I love it. I can’t complain. I don’t need the buses, traffic, big buildings, malls, etc… When I want to get away or go see my Seahawks play at Quest, I GO!! It’s only a 6 hour drive and my friends in the big city get excited when I visit. But here in my hometown, it just doesn’t get any better. I’ve got the mountains for snowboarding, the lake for wakesurfing, cliffs for rock climbing, rivers for kayaking, ponds for pond hockey, and NO TRAFFIC!!! I can get anywhere in my town in 5 min. You all can keep your big city. HA!!

I make a lot of music to relax… and run. I sing with two bands, play the trumpet in a concert band and have just started working with some friends to form a songwriting group that meets every 2 weeks. We just wrote a great song in one night lol! When I run I listen to music and just enjoy the way my body feels doing it… enjoying that I can run.

I take melatonin to sleep better. I intended to get to my chiropractor, massage therapist, exercise more and get more sleep…over a month ago. Thankfully, I don’t have a Crackberry.

The little things are what makes these big things hard to handle. I force the ’1 Minute Rule’ on myself. Anything that takes 1 minute or less to do, I jump on it. Even if it’s loading up the dishwasher, those few things I get done each day take a load off and help me get out of that negative, I’ve-got-so-much-to-do-and-no-time-to-do-it, deepening rut.

I should probably learn to surf. No snow kills me.

You reminded me of something. I randomly bought a bottle of iced tea at the store the other day, a brand I had never tried, nor even heard of. Something just drew me to it. At the time I was in a particularly crappy mood, dwelling on something persona which was quickly becoming a daily pattern I did not enjoy too much. Right as I was running the same crappy thoughts through my head as I had been all day, i flipped the tea cap over to read the phrase “be grateful for what you have”. I swear it was like being slapped in the face, and literally made my day. Because it was absolutely right, I had been oblivious to how good I have it for the past few weeks.

I wonder if every bottle had the same quote, maybe more people should drink that brand, whatever it was haha.

Eczema is a cruse I swear it is! I’ve been battling with it since I was little, I had a very nasty break out early this year on my face But I’m glad that you’ve kicked yours to the curb

Enjoy your trip Allie.

Your Costa Rica trip sounds like the perfect antidote – I love to travel alone and really cannot recommend it highly enough. There is something so satisfying about doing things on your own time, having the opportunity to be totally selfish and immerse yourself in your own thoughts – how often do we really get to do that?

Will look forward to seeing photos from your trip – your pictures are beautiful and have inspired me to take my neglected camera out with me more often!