I think we are all pack-rats or hoarders, at heart. It’s in our genes. Our distant ancestors were hunter-gatherers. It was in our own best interests to gather up as much stuff as we could carry and store. We have the brains to organize stuff, remember the stuff we have stored, and think up a multitude of uses for each item. We have the ability to think of potential future uses for an item, so we justify keeping it. I’ve done pretty well in the gathering department – but I have come to the precipice of Too Much Stuff. Time to whittle away at the pile.

I am back!  I am so relieved to have found my lost blog, and it wasn’t swallowed up by the mysterious cyberspace after all.  It is a new year, so back to an old blog.  My life has been on a roller coaster ride of late.  I hate amusement park rides, except for the merry-go-round.  It is time to ground myself, to find my center again, so I can go forth with confidence.

As I listen to the strong gurgle of the under-filled fish tank, I resolve to find a renewed interest of life, and a new happiness within myself.  There are so many directions I want to take, so many experiences I want to taste!  I have always loved new year’s resolutions.  What a better time than now to look to the future and change your life for the better. Now that the craziness of the holidays is over, I am planning my whole year through, right down to the peaceful, joyful year-end celebrations almost a year away.  One day at a time, one step at a time, thankful for the abilities and freedoms that I have.

When I think about what interests or affects me, I think about everything.  I think about the whole universe that surrounds me.  It’s like my mind goes out there and cruises around the universe, flying past planets and through galaxies.  Oh, what a sight that would be.

Slowly, I reel myself in, getting closer to earth, and finally orbiting my home planet.  The globe.  Earth.  I love to look at images of it.

Earth has a lot to offer.  The flora and fauna are spectacular.  Rainbows are awesome. And auroras are breath-taking.  Sometimes I can’t believe the beauty.  I want to explore everything, learn about everything.  It’s very overwhelming.

First words.  They are so difficult.  Words flowed freely from my mind but scattered before I could adhere them to the screen.  I have tried to keep a written journal several times, and was successful once for over a year.  But I find it difficult to write by hand.  Maybe technology can spur me on to write consistently.  I think I have a lot to say; no one but me may be interested in it, but that is alright with me.  I am sending my message out into cyberspace, like watching your child get on the school bus for the first time.  I hope my next blog will be more interesting.