Archive for September, 2008

• 9.17.08 "Anchored Beauty" is posted in Reflections

I guess it goes without saying that we’re a product of our pasts, and that we take those experiences with us to whatever comes next.  What’s not so obvious is that it’s okay to change course, suddenly.

Then again, nothing really ever happens suddenly, but when we have years of momentum behind us, shifting course just a little can feel sudden, like tossing an anchor with engines at full throttle.  First you drag the anchor and soon you come to a halt.

I think I was dragging for some time, but now I’m stopped.  I’ve been looking around, seeing just how much there is to take in when there’s a view in every direction.  So much to aspire to, so much to observe, so much to avoid.

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