and those resolution things.

If you’re reading this, I hope you will have the best yet. I sincerely hope for that.

All of mine are simple ones. To hold the few friendships I have just a little closer. To find more, and to possibly become the friend to others like all those other humans have been to me. To help those others, like they have helped my family and myself this past year. It’s often been a one way road, with me going the wrong way.

Other than the above, these are mine. Be a better steward for Mother Nature, read everything Joseph Campbell and Ernest Hemingway ever wrote. Along with those… Jonathan Livingston Seagull and Don Quixote.

Anyone that knows me well, knows that’s easily a year for me.

Much Peace, much happiness to each and everyone of you!

“Going to another country doesn’t make any difference. I’ve tried all that. You can’t get away from yourself by moving from one place to another.”
Ernest Hemingway

He once wrote:

A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety.

Right now writing this, well it’s the end of a very special day for me. it’s my first day of getting serious about retirement and seeing glorious results!
No kidding. This has been the happiest, most carefree day I’ve had in 4 years. No deaths, thoughts of cancer, or news. No flu’s, no pains from radiation, no depression, anxiety, work issues, or even restlessness. I didn’t even have a nightmare this morning. Just peace with many small doses of pondering. I swear I even smiled once for no reason!
I was at peace with everything and everyone. I took Bulleit out to the end two hours early to watch the sunset and sniff people. I’ll let you figure which did which.
I could get used to this you know.

Is this what it feels like to be normal? I don’t remember.

Me? I’m still in the process of retiring. But dealing with customers of, and the manufacturer themselves in the process of me shutting things down?
Well Let’s just say once again, I’m hearing the dull scream of another company that’s slowly dying an agonizing death.
I have great sadness as I know there are many employees that will soon be out of a job if they don’t jump ship as well and soon!