June 7, 2010

Staying Open

I feel like I have been on a wonderful wild roller-coaster ride these past few months. I have allowed myself to remain open to new experiences with no preconceived expectations and I feel as though I have been suitably rewarded. I have been exposed to new sights; new music; new entertainment venues, (including new forms of entertainment) and I have met some wonderful and interesting people along the way.

Not surprisingly, I am faced with the prospect of half of this year having whizzed by…wow! How is it that time speeds up as we get older? The San Francisco Marathon is 7 weeks away (gulp!!) and now is the time to dig deep and focus on my training so that I can ensure a successful race. I have realized that in order to maintain a good training regimen one does need to ensure a good nights sleep and good diet regimen. Sadly that sometimes means missing out on some fun. But it all works out in the end.

Talking about running, while I was out running the other day, I was thinking about how many events have been occurring that are quite "Armageddon-like"...Volcanoes, earthquakes, severe weather, continued conflict in the Middle East and then there is that epic oil spill in the gulf coast...all that seems to be missing is a plague of locusts!! We've only just started a slow recovery from the big recession and now we have all these events taking place that are impacting people everywhere. (Remember to count your blessings)

As much as much as these external events can be troublesome I do have to believe that the world continues to unfold as it should. What this turmoil reminds me to do is to continue to be open and to allow myself the opportunity to explore new experiences and to live every day with all the might I can muster...

Carpe Diem!