Hello Sunshine!

Today, finally an indication that the sun has not forgotten us on the West Coast.  The sun shone in time for the Dragonboat Festival, a testament to Women and their families perseverance in times of fierce challenge and frightening times - breast cancer.   Teams arrive today and tomorrow and begin their competition early Saturday, tomorrow we celebrate the opening ceremony of dotting the eye of the dragon, remember those who did not survive their battle, and toast those who continue to survive and thrive in this new life.  The weekend honours lives lost and celebrates those who continue to survive and thrive, it moves us to recognize that as Steve Jobs said in his famous graduation speech 'no one has yet escaped death', so if you were told you had only a few days to live, what would you want to do?  

As I look back over the years, particularly when my kids were small, there were times where I was so caught in the worries of the day, I forgot to enjoy the moment.  Today, I have learned to 'unknot' my neck and shoulders, but first I need to recognize that I am falling into that trap, seizing up with the 'what ifs'.  It is so much easier to fall into the net of worry, it allows us not to move forward, we don't have to make a decision.  I often said to my kids so what? What is the worst thing that could happen?  It was so easy to ask the question, not so to answer it myself - it continues to be a work in progress.  What about you, can you recognize the cozy blanket of worry that allows you the excuse of not taking steps to move forward?

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