tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3558023412158904930.post4678594435108107405..comments2023-11-08T02:46:59.622-08:00Comments on Healthy Family, Happy Life: What's It Take To Get You Excited?Schullerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17492785568194446403noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3558023412158904930.post-25594438392910010872012-08-30T09:19:25.110-07:002012-08-30T09:19:25.110-07:00Thanks for a good message with a lot of good "...Thanks for a good message with a lot of good "food" for thought, Donna!<br /><br />My wife and I had wondered why, the past few days, we were not getting up in the mornings raring to go, as we had been so much invigorated every morning the past few weeks... then we found, we both had "crashed" !<br /><br />Your blog gives me a clue! <br /><br />You see I was away the past several weeks on a "quiet" adventure, travelling across Canada by plane July 31, taking a ride from West Coast Vancouver airport directly to mountain tops of Blacklcomb and Whistler for a few days, then back to Vancouver and an overnight train trip across to Jasper, Alberta for a week alone in the mountains, hills, meadows and trails, then overnight back to Vancouver to explore nearby forests then sit by the sea, then a quick plane trip to Vernon, British Columbia and the Okenagan Valley, to lay out on a dock for a week and roll over into the lake for a swim every few hours just to cool off! "Heaven" in the sound of birds, the rippling waters splashing the shore, the majesty of the mountains and waters and trees!<br /><br />My wife took the time of my travelling to rearrange her sewing room which had grown to a stock of material sufficient to make 50 large quilts. She, with our kids and their spouses reorganized and filled a dumpster with junk from our garage and other rooms that had become collect-all places and with the great weather throughout the clean out days they all enjoyed outdoor barbeques daily, 3 grand kids running about non-stop in our back yard of trees, a non stop cooling sprinkler to run through and lots of fun places set for their adventures, while I was away!<br /><br />Did either I or my wife sense adrenaline rush....No. We had just set goals with a time frame and woke each day clear as to what was to be done and really happy to get at the day. We each had apparently different things to do but were happy and needed to reach our goals separately, all along thinking about telling eachother at the end how well or challenging and invigorating our times had been!<br /><br />So now we are waking with no fixed plan for the next days ahead and from your blog Donna I realize the adrenaline rush, though not perceived as such over the past few weeks, was a rush that was good but tiring of the body if not the spirit!<br /><br />So, I guess adrenaline can be good and a daily plan rather than a wake up and see attitude is good! It may be as I like, to get out early to the garden or onto my mobility scooter I have due to multiple sclerosis. It may be getting onto those quilt projects in a well organized sewing area for my wife.<br /><br />Whatever, it clearly to me speaks well of setting goals both quiet at times and physically active at other times. But each will let some adrenaline or positive energy seep well into our sleeping hours and dreams, preparing us to get at the next day God has Blessed us with!<br /><br />I am re-setting my plans and a lot of nature, reading and writing is in the mix. I look forward to your next blog on this subject so we can enjoy the flame of inspiration but not burn-out by getting too close to the fire in the excitement!<br /><br />J-MJan-Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14813149854030293572noreply@blogger.com