things i've loved this week

sign I saw that reminded me of my dad

1. African drumming
2. Botanical gardens
3. Horseback riding
4. Apple crisp
5. Homemade challah
6. Cider (locally brewed cider, to be precise)
7. SUNSHINE
8. Philosophy (in all its complexities)
9. Receiving thought-provoking emails from friends
10. Long, late-night talks
11. Meeting friends' parents
12. Putting my phone and computer away and focusing on the here and now
13. Defacing money with the Pledge of Allegiance (pictures of this to come)
14. Receiving this message from my dad (after reading this, you will no longer wonder where all the deep, introspective thoughts come from...thanks pops!):

"take me back to a simpler time and place. yesteryear. what you know versus the unknown. its all a gamble. what path you take versus what road should you think you should take. where you end up is not really by chance. it is a series of thoughts. not always the correct decisions, however you dont know that until you have tasted the fruit. sometimes forbidden, sometimes not. you alone can be the judge. may the four winds blow you safely home. its all about the road. hills, potholes, smooth, bumps. the sooner you figure it all out the better off you are. time isnt really real. it is what it is. what do you use as a basis for what is real? everyone hears their own tune. put in your headset and take a mental ride. digest it and really live it. you can always have time carved out. everything is right in front of you. sometimes you just dont realize it. the most important person you will meet is YOU. when you are in the middle of the lake and no one is around and you have to swim to shore, there is only one person that can get you to dry ground. look in the mirror and you will see your best friend. can you dig that?"