Ahhhh...

That was a nice little break. I needed to get away from typing away all about me. From what I can see, taking a brief break from one's blog is a somewhat common practice in the blogsphere.

It was good to let my thoughts settle. I meditated a lot over the last week, a lot more than I have in a while. I tried not to "do anything" about the little funk I was in, tried not to analyze it or figure it all out or fix it and I just settled into the way I was feeling. My meditations were focused just on being present.

Not that it was all good. It didn't feel good to be melancholy. Beth and I got in an argument on Saturday and while I felt I was "justified" I know the intensity of my reaction came a lot from where I was emotionally. But other than that incident, I mostly rode out my state of mind with minimal impact on those around me.

I just was "being", even though "being" meant not feeling great.

By the way, I want to thank all of my friends for being my friends. After my whining of last week, I was able to open my eyes a little bit to the immense blessings of my friends. At the same time, a lot of my friends "popped up" last week, either in response to my post, or to me initiating contact, or of their own accord. I re-realized I have an abundance of blessings.

Funny, I wrote this haiku a couple of weeks ago but didn't post it. It seems apropos now...it's called "Your abundant Life"

Revel, eat drink love
Perceive and open your eyes
Rejoice thankfully