finding balance... even at rest

It has been interesting to me that even in my time off, I'm loving going to classes... even more interesting to me is that I have over filled my schedule... and for what? I'm not sure. Yesterday it was sunny and I'm here near the redwoods and I felt obligated to go to this class about Forest pathology with my friend Jeff. This is obscene, I have no obligation to classes right now... so I took a long walk in the sun instead of going to class, just to search for some type of balance. The biggest lesson: it's easy to say "if I didn't have to do anything else, I'd just (fill in the blank) all day"... I have not found this to be the best way to do things. Even on this break, I need balance... So I go to a few classes a day, try to run a few errands for friends a day, and spend some time listening to music/writing while I have such an open schedule.

Things that made me smile (and that I am thankful for) today:
-phone calls from folks back home (and the fist)
-rubber yellow rain pants that are way too big
-battery powered nebulizers for asthma
-Gillian Welch music
-hugs
-more than enough food
-CCAT
-Berea
-being able to learn about both sides of issues
-the botany greenhouse with orchids and ferns
-dog piles (with people of course)
-socks and sandals
-salads with apples and avocadoes
-cold water to drink from mason jars
-sitting in on the wrong class... and not knowing what class I was in for the first fifteen minutes of the lecture