Gone to the Mississippi...Iowa/Illinois

Finally...some work to do.....some people to help.        All he needs.

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A place for the night.....

Yeah, he has had this view enough times......looking out across the Walmart parking lot.....safe, stark, and suitable........... to get that night of sleep we all need. 

Yet one should never give up too quickly to find a suitable place to dream.  Always keep an eye out for a sign that might be just meant for you......

Then you can wake up in a place that shares your world view....

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A view......with the right perspective.

A good day is a Friday.

Work is one endeavor that almost always satisfies, particularly when rewarded by quality, compensation, and improved skills.  The only time we are free from this work ethic is when on the road and traveling.  He and his brothers have had this freedom from time to time.....to time.

The only day that offers a reprieve from the nagging work voice is today.....Friday.  Gaining perspective requires us to set the inner voice aside and listen to the soulful voice within.  There are many ways to "get there," but his favorite is simple, cheap, and available......

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Each day....another coffee filter used.....

Not for everyman.  The early morning punctuated by by the moon still setting before the sun has had it's chance to step center stage.  But what about on those gray rain soaked mornings when you ponder the remaining moments in the warmth of the bag.  One only has to ask just how many more coffee filters will I use before I am gone from this life?

As we transition from the dream state of the unconscious to the our rational conscious self, we often are reminded of how important it is to act on our world and cease the reflection and contemplation.

There are the brief creature comforts that allow us to make this transition easier and to gain some forward momentum. 

But in the end we need to step away from the comforts and do what we set out to do....each day....one filter at a time.

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Sooner, rather than later......

More aspects of the picture above look normal than not (note the pooper scooper by the door).  Wildfires are raging out west this week, and the heat is not helping things.

But just when things seem to be progressing day to day we can become aware of a change in the air.  Perhaps like above it comes from the smell of smoke from the adjacent ridge line. This woman, who at one point last week was minding her own business, is now swept up in the last minute decisions needed to preserve something before her home is engulfed in retardant, and then flames.

Look back at the woman above.  She has an element of determination in her step.  Note the heal and toe in perfect stride, the hair extended, the soiled shirt, and the left hand, as if pinching herself to this moment of reality. This is no push over boomer.  She will begin again somewhere and will have a rare chance to make decisions on her wants and needs with a whole new insight.

This new insight need not be born of tragedy.  It is possible that the understanding of change and the reevaluation of our needs will arise for each of us in more subtle and rational ways.  Either way, it will surface, and most will need to act, sooner rather than later.

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