Happy Earth Day

It's a beautiful day here in Eugene, Oregon. Sunshine peaking through the tall trees and azaleas and rhodedendrums beginning to blossom. Daffodils and tulips spreading their special white, yellow and pale pink loveliness all over town. Such sweet beauty. It is easy to love and respect this beautiful place on a day like today. Oregon has really opened my eyes to the drop-dead gorgeousness of the natural world and how very lucky we all are to simply be alive and be part of this magnificent earth.

Now that I can finally go outside and soak up some of those honey rays from the sun, I'm unfortunately soaking up honey tea and theraflu. First cold of the 2010-2011 year and boy, it's a beast. Ah well... Good time to read, I suppose and rest.

Love you earth.

Save a bite of your spring cake for me, won't ya?

Wintering

March.

This is the time of year when I get the most hopeful and excited for what "may be" just around the corner. New Year resolutions really mean very little to me until March. For it is in March when the seeds are planted - literally and figuratively for me.

I'm a true optimist and is in late winter/early spring that the big dreams resurface for me. Every year.

I work hard on my dreams. I'm the industrial type and I'm always working on a new plan or approach to success. I've seen good results and many of my dreams have been accomplished. The big ones are harder, but like I said, I'm an optimist.

It is after a long winter like this that my hope resurfaces in a major way and the the big dreams seem more possible. Even (especially) the one that is completely and so cruelly beyond my control. Yes, I am ready for my spring. This winter has been too long and too heartbreaking.