Thoughts as a sound track

"Pain throws your heart to the ground
Love turns the whole thing around
No, it won't all go the way it should
But I know that the heart of life is good

You know, it's nothing new
Bad news never had good timing
But then the circle of your friends
Will defend the sliver lining"

A sampling of a whole CD that is truley stealing the thoughts right out of my head. Thankyou for your words Mr. Mayer.

One of many lessons

The trees that you see in this picture are no longer there. Destroyed by a massive fire this summer. The rock these trees called home is now charred and barron. Like a ghost community, only blackned skeletons remain of a once vibrant woods. After the rain does it's best to wash away the soot , snow will blanket and cover some of the scars. The great melting of the spring will rehydrate, and amazing as it may seem, green sprouts will emerge. Although a far cry from the towering forest that stood just 9 months before, nature regrows, rebuilds, and animals will reinhabbit. A first hand look at the cycle of life.

Many months

A summer full of many things: large cities, home towns, and weeks in the woods. Family, old friends, new friends, and man's best friend. Baseball games, summer camps, marathon paddles in the dark. In many ways the kind of summer I wasn't expecting and yet, became exactly what I needed. A time for healing and redefining. It's hard to say that it is good to be back.