All is calm

6am, everyone is sleeping. I woke to a light pattering of rain on the roof. Looking outside it’s so quiet and peaceful. Sort of like the mountains are covered with a blanket of mist and clouds oozing moisture. Reminds me of Italy in the Fall. I fed Harley, made my coffee and went and stood outside on the patio to take it all in. It’s not cold, but it is cool. It’s refreshing. It feels like waves of life move through your body and soul. It’s good to be alive. Weather will do that to you.

Lately we’ve been thinking about how our lives will change with both boys off to college. Some friends bought motorhomes, others downsized and moved. For some, life didn’t change. For us, it’s bigger than that. It’s more a question of what’s it all mean. Not to get too deep but what’s the meaning of it all? Can one feel more fulfilled, more full of life, more satisfied? Is there a higher meaning or consciousness? When you’re on the downhill side of life, I suppose it’s normal to think this way. We just have never had the time to stop and think we were on that side of the hill, ha. I know a guy in San Francisco who quit his job, sold his house and took his wife and moved to Maui where they bought a t-shirt shop. Now he spends his days in the sun and surf basically hanging out. One thing’s for sure, none of us are getting any younger, no matter how good we feel or how hard we try to stay young. You can’t stop time. So I guess the point of waking to the calm, serene World outside is to just embrace it. Or as they say, stop and smell the roses.

The boys were both out late, living the life. We try to remember when we were their age and what we did and cut them as much slack as possible. They too should be able to embrace these years and live life to the fullest. Especially these days when all seems to be changing, and not for the better. We’ll head to the gym as it makes us feel good. Then we’ll stop at our regular breakfast stop before heading home to do some things around the house. The Monaco Grand Prix is about to start in southern France. This is a big deal in Europe. European royalty is out in full force. The rain there is picking up, just like at our Kentucky Derby, Indy 500 or any other famous annual event. It’s like God always says, don’t forget about me!

Lee and Margaret came by last night and brought Ty a graduation card filled with money! They’re so nice and good to have close. The sky is turning blue with the sun kissing the tops of the mountains. The colors of green, blue and white are so bright it’s like the best painting you could ever imagine. Another reminder of how small we are in the grand scheme of things. Time to get moving and get out there and embrace life. Enjoy the day and weekend. Don’t think too much, just do. God Bless.

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