I’ve had so many conversations about goals and dreams and what’s next lately. I’ve had a harder time answering some of these questions than I’d like. One of the things that I’ve realized is that I’ve done a lot of waiting. Waiting on ideas. Waiting on the right time. Waiting on guidance or inspiration. When I look at some of the big things I want to do with my life, I quickly realize that there’s no reason that I couldn’t be doing some of those things right now. 

A few weeks ago, I put out some words on how I’ve chosen to finally give attention and time to my writing. For years, I only spent time on it in the spare moments and I have very little to show from that strategy. It’s been just two weeks since this commitment, and I’ve already seen results from the small change. So here’s another dream of mine that I’m choosing to put out into the world. Let’s see what happens. 

Someone popped into my office to say hello and out of nowhere, a perfectly normal, casual conversation turned into what could be a life changing moment. Amidst the usual pleasantries, he dropped a bomb. 

“Are you enjoying life?,” he said. 

There’s that saying, “if walls could talk,” that presumably says they’d share with us all they’ve seen and heard. In my case, it’s “if the trees and pavement” at Kiroli park could talk. Cause man, those woods have seen it all from me. I’ve taken to those trails during every major and minor life change of mine. I’ve stomped it out through a flooded house, divorce, heartache, money problems, moving unexpectedly, and health scares. I’ve paced those paths on good days and bad and if those trees could talk…

It’s a new season today. While the weather and the view out my big picture window doesn’t really say it’s fall, the calendar does.

Personally, I can’t imagine a more perfect transition into a new season than what I’ve experienced today. I started my morning under a cozy blanket on the couch, sipping a cup of hot coffee and reading a good meditation from an old book that I just recently pulled back down from the shelf.