As I type this, I am in a very humbled and still space. My mind is at ease and peace with all that is in my life right now, the only time there is. I’m sitting outside in the warm Florida night air. The sounds of the crickets by the water nearby is heavenly, their song a familiar and calming chorus. The air is pure and clean and healthy to breathe deep into my lungs. I sit here by a candle I have lit and I work from its light. Other beautiful sounds are mixed into the night’s choir like the distant rumbling of a jet-engine in the beautiful moon-light-filled sky. The random ticking of various animals and nature keeps me in this meditative state. It’s so beautiful. Life is precious and I am so thankful for each moment that I have here.

I don’t know what else to write about at this time. I have no complaints about my diabetes or anything for that matter. I am at peace right now, at this moment in my life. Tough times enter my life just like everyone, but I choose to deal with them in that moment and then I move on. I am carried through life lately with a beautiful quote that I learned and only recently fully understood. The quote is, “this, too, will pass”. And for me that saying is a reminder of what life is. Each moment happens, no matter how good or bad, and it passes. It’s a quote that reminds me of the life that we are living, its non-stop, passing, fleeting by and we have to learn to live for each moment and not get stuck in anything for too long. We have a tendency to hang on to stuff and allow it to be “our story” and to define us.

I just got off the phone with some of my family. I am excited about going home for the holidays and spending time with them and my friends. It is at this time in the year when I am especially thankful for them and for all the opportunities that I have in life. I am reminded of the people in the world who are in need of folks to be around and I reach my hand and heart out to them and send them my thoughts and prayers. I pray for everyone to be at peace and harmony with everything and I want to say that I will be your friend at this time and someone for you to talk to. That goes for anytime. It’s so nice to be able to be there for one another and to give your time to people who are in need of it.

And I wish you and yours a safe and joyous holiday,

Sincerely,

Andy