THE JOURNEY: I think being alone and being lonely are two different things. Being alone finds me watching TV at weird hours thinking that it is normal for a single person to think about such things as family pictures on the wall. Wondering what happened to the little kids that were in those pictures and thinking out loud that they all made it. Being alone making a meal requires little effort, because I just choose between the avocado or the peanut butter. Neither one is necessarily a great choice, but who is going to complain. I would blame my wife for being alone but how is that going to help. She would just tell me to get over it and do something constructive. But you know, there are just some times in your life that being melancholy is a right of passage. Being in this space allows me to write with more insight about myself and to walk long distance without paying attention to anything going on around me. That includes the curb I didn't see and where the heck did that beautiful sunset come from? You know what? Wrong thinking enters our psyche because we allow it to. I'm making the whole story up anyway. If I'm alone and feeling bad about it, I can just as easily not be alone with myself and enjoy the experience. So instead of blaming Barb for me being alone, I think I will enjoy the sunset until it is gone and choose peanut butter because I can. Bon appetite.




THE TRIP


WHEN A FLOWER MAKES YOU CRY
AND A SONG BREAKS YOUR HEART
REGROUP YOUR THOUGHTS
TAKE STOCK OF HOW FAR YOU'VE TRAVELED

NO TRIP IS PERFECT
IT ALWAYS HAS IT'S UPS AND DOWNS
REMINDING YOU
THAT YOU'RE NEVER FAR FROM THE BEND IN THE ROAD

STAYING ON THE ROAD
IS AS IMPORTANT AS YOU MAKE IT
GOING FASTER
WON'T MAKE IT SAFER

SLOW DOWN
ENJOY THE TRIP
WHAT COMES TOMORROW
MAY MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE.