A Good Year

This year has brought great things for me: positive changes, some new friends (love my old friends!--you know who you are), opportunities, better health, momentum on some business ideas I've been cultivating, a slow reawakening of spirit, a fresh outlook on life in general. All the while I'm getting to know my children better, and have met a new person who is special to me. I'm still seeking a new balance point, but that just seems like a natural process to me now. Life is good.

Let's see: I stopped watching television (gained back quite a bit of time and active thought), successfully pursued being healthier, increased my "outdoor" activities (includes caving), let go of many of things, started focusing more on what matters. For physical fitness the P90X program worked wonderfully for me, and although I'm only newly acquainted with yoga, I feel confident in recommending it to everyone for general health.

I've also been working at simplifying my life. I realized that what I'll care about most later in life are the things I did, the moments I experienced, and the people I shared my time with. Material things we possess are stage props for the most part, necessities, securities and assets at best. Most all material things fade in the background in terms of priorities in life. Less is more. Time is precious. Quality can be obtained from simple things. Simple can be extraordinary.