No words

I stand upon the brink, the waves crashing below me as the wind blows against my body.

I close my eyes and breathe in, slowly and steadily.

The night will be here soon, but I just want to stare into the loveliness that is the golden, lavender streaked sunset before me.

Time is so precious, yet we cannot linger to enjoy it. "I have to go to work, I have to pay the bills, I have to buy groceries, I have to sleep so I can do it all over again."

Eat. Sleep. Work. Pay.

It seems like that's all we have time for now. I find the days blurring into an endless loop, a cycle that I cannot break from. I find myself torn in the little free time I actually have.

Is this how we are destined to live our lives? To only have the short, unappreciated years of childhood before spending the rest of our lives bogged down in a cycle of work and restless sleep? Maybe so.

Why am I telling you all of this? I honestly don't know. I hope you won't think I'm trying to depress you, that is not my intention at all. I guess I just... need to clear the air. Let out all the stress that's been building up lately.

If you looked at my profile, you've likely noticed I live in Elko, Nevada. Fortunately, this means that it is a relatively short drive to the absolutely gorgeous location of Lamoille Canyon. I took I drive out there on a whim last Sunday. I needed to get out of the town and clear my head, to go out into the natural world and get away from buildings and technology, if only for a little while. I sat on a grassy riverbank by a river of churning water and smoked a cigar as I lay out under the early morning sun. A light breeze was blowing and I knew, in that moment, that everything was perfect. I don't know if you believe in God, but I do and I felt closer to him there for that short time than I ever have in any church.

I guess the whole point I've kinda worked around to by now, is... well, enjoy life while you can. We may have to work, pay bills, and sleep to do it all over again, but when we do have time - even if it's only a couple of minutes a day - we need to cherish it. For without those moments of spending time with family and friends or watching a sunset, what is life worth?

I don't know about you, but I think I'll be going out to Lamoille more often.

I hope I see some of you there someday.

Link to www.exploringnevada.com, source of photo. Find out more about this beautiful patch of heaven and check it out!

As I always will, I love and appreciate each and every one of you. Thanks for listening to my little rant and have a great day!