Back in action

So much to say about the absence. I can provide a multitude of reasons, excuses and blames. Yet the fact remains, I have been ignoring what I want to do and that is to write. My journaling has still taken place, though that too isn't as consistent as I would like it to be. Many weeks I write in my journal, "I must blog" has taken place and that is as far as it has gone.

I haven't even established my goals for 2018 and we are already 6 weeks or so into the year. But I have done a few things that I am proud of. I completed my first 5K, walking in 11 degrees. Cold and windy, and at times hilly, but I did it. Another tattoo and a trip to Kripalu, where it was -32 on a Saturday night. A few other events are on the horizon as well.

Yet this year already feels different. I want to be home more, in a space of peace and quiet. This is in direct correlation to my job, as well as the realization that my reconnection with myself is an inside job, away from outside influences. So it is easier for me to be in front of a computer screen alone. Reflection is necessary for growth, required for achievement.