"There's a lot going on in the world today - and every day - that challenges our patience and pushes us to the edges of what we believe our limitations to be.

Technology has increased our expectations of "instant gratification". When technology doesn't walk the talk, shazam!

Mother Nature likes to shake things up a bit and let us know time stands still for no one, and just when you think you are in charge, you get a wake up call. You plan your day to head in one direction, and sometimes, off you go in another. (Hopefully, that direction was not influenced by ice, a deer in the road, or a zombie.)

Roadblocks come in the form of floods, broken promises, hiccups, fallen trees, illness, co-workers, missing trail markers, locked doors, bills, muscle sprains, no running water, change of heart and so much more.

Where does that lead you? Into the land of choice. One step back, two steps forward. Be brave, be strong. Even when you think you've got nothing left. You'll make progress. You'll surprise yourself. You'll be one of the changes you want to see in the world. Yay, you!"

"We must accept life for what it actually is - a challenge to our quality without which we should never know of what stuff we are made, or grow to our full stature." ~ Robert Louis Stevenson