Not a Resolution

Well, there U Have it!

Another year gone,

Another decade has disappeared.

In the past year I have come

To know my self

And my family even more

By camping, chatting, debating, playing

And dining alongside each of them.

One such ongoing encounter

Was with GSM, (that would be Mitch)

Who helped me to see

My personal Higher Power.

Another year and another decade

I wonder what'll be different,

What'll be better

And what'll be . . . ,

Oops let's keep this on the side of positivity!

What'll be new.

As the Resident Philosopher of this blog

I note that:

This year past has been interesting

And in some ways, really brilliant.

Personally I learned to listen to my body,

And while so doing, watched it

Get stronger, smaller and feel better.

That is until late Fall

When I got side-tracked,

Fortunately I have recently begun listening again.

It's amazing how quickly my body

Responds to lack of care.

A few pounds, some aching muscles

Are quick to appear .

And conversely, how quickly

It reacts to exercise, rest and good eating.

Of course, this is old stuff to many,

The bookshelves are lined with

Information that is common knowledge.

I've learned that, like a good friendship,

It needs to be a dynamic relationship.

Sometimes low key,

Sometimes dynamic,

But always,

Ready to listen and 'to be there.'

A part of this awareness has come

From my knowledge that

In only seven weeks

SILH and I will be strapping

Fifty pounds on our backs

And descending the Grand Canyon

Ending up at Monument Creek.

There are definitely things

About my body

That need to change between now and then.