Pitter Patter I'm back at 'er

In my attempt to avoid the walking dead, I have ironically locked myself in my office and worked on boats while watching The Walking Dead. I'm not under siege by zombies. I am under siege by people who don't have the strength to be bold and follow their dream. They who cannot understand the value of vision and don't really believe the cliches they spout off ("follow your dreams" and "the future is what you make of it"...I'm sure you've heard them before).

I can hear a collective, "What the hell does this have to do with boats, Bates?"
Probably followed by something like, "Get to the point."

Part of it is me going through some stuff, (which will remain personal as far as I am concerned) but it is all connected. I am expanding my role at work as well, and that takes a good deal of time and effort. I'm adjusting my diet to make myself a better athlete (recently ran a half marathon in St. Louis and nearly broke 2 hrs) and I am working hard to get my finances into a better place. The whole thing is busy, a storm in a way of speaking,  but to me that is life.

I don't think there is a perfect time for anything really. What there are, is opportunities. We find moments when we can sieze a chance to accomplish something, or to take a step in the right direction. We need to know the direction we want to go. And we need to be bold. Every choice will both allow us to achieve, but it will also limit what else we can do. If we are to make anything of ourselves, I believe we must be decisive.

In my round about sort of way, I am trying to let you know I am still here and still making progress. I am still in pursuit of the goal. I intend to proceed as I can, or, as Least-Heat Moon said, "as the way opens."

the chaos of me making paper mock-ups on a beer-box cut mat