CHANGE

What a difference a day makes. I had to get up and find a long sleeve shirt as I was a little chilly with the wind blowing in the North window. I could close the window, but I do like the fresh breeze. The first shirt I selected, seems to be my favorite, had damp cuffs which did not help with the chilliness. I haven't warn it for a week and it is damp! Wow I didn't know it was that humid. When it was over 90 F for six days one would think it would have dried out. It is supposed to get to 77 F today, quite a relief.

We are going to a Celebration of Life this afternoon. This friend of ours died a few weeks ago. It was very unexpected. He was close to my age and as far as I know quite healthy. He was a person I always wanted to know better. His passing was quite a surprise and a disturbance in the flow.

We expect things to continue as they have. We are reminded that change is constant. It is eternal and changing at the same time. I will leave exploration of that concept for another time.

In the last few years I have seen a lot of change due to the passing of folks I knew. Besides friends and acquaintances, I have lost two brothers, a sister in law, and my first wife and mother of my first four children. That is a lot of change.

I suppose that is typical for someone my age.

In the last few months I have gone through a series of physical experiences which reminded me, I might be next. I feel vibrantly alive today. I have no apprehension of death. I know we live forever. We are just visitors on this planet for a time, each with our special tasks to learn.

I think it is one of my tasks to learn to love every moment and give others hope that it is possible. I may not have been doing well lately, in fact I have been kind of a curmudgeon these last few days. I apologized to Jamie for it and she blamed it on the heat. Well that was part of it. If I had to do it all over again I may have turned on the air conditioner. That is a different story.

The biggest weight on me is the prospect of moving. The job seems almost insurmountable. I know I can do it. Other people do it. I know I have to do it. And when all is said and done, I know everything will work out perfectly. It always does.

I know with just a flip in my thinking I will look forward to moving with enthusiasm. I already do at times. Jamie is helpful because she is constantly preparing for the change.

Okay, I don't want to talk anymore about that. It is a small problem. There are bigger concerns in our world, like learning to love one another. I need to give my intent to love in every moment. I do!

Love and Peace, Gregg