A New Year in Yosemite

Friends I greet you from Yosemite.

Happy New Year !!!

[metaslider id=15852] It is a good day to enjoy a walk and to reflect on the past year, as well as to be thankful for another. Also, to enjoy some time for silence. The branches pruned from the trees during yesterday morning's WINDSTORM covered the old dirt railroad bed. Twenty-five years ago I was on the same road, only skiing instead. Yesterday, the wind was blowing the trees to and fro. The sound of the wind was that of howling much of the time. Walking during the Windstorm was exhilarating. Highway 41was closed to traffic in order to remove some fallen trees. Today was a calm and peaceful day, with even a few birds flying by. A brisk walk was in order for such a COLD morning. HAPPY. Everyone wants to be happy and our hearts are restless until happiness is found. NEW. Fresh air, fresh thoughts. Prune old ways to make room for the buds of new growth....new resolutions. Re-newed, re-freshed. YEAR. Time is the only thing that can't be given back to us. Time is precious. On the value of time... it has often been said: "There is nothing shorter than time, but there is nothing more valuable. Though there is nothing more precious than time, there is nothing less valuable in the estimation of men." When asked what they are doing, many people respond that they are "passing the time." Why should we lose even a single moment? Lost time is never returned to us. Lost time is never found. A day wasted shall then be lost to you, and shall never return. You have this day... ...to enjoy your life. Webster...to enjoy: to experience the excitement of pleasurable feelings caused by the acquisition or expectation of good; gladness, delight, exultation, exhilaration of the spirit. ...to be joyful ...joyfulness ...enjoy ...joy ...smile ...enjoyment ... to experience beauty ...to have a joyful heart "Deviation from Nature is deviation from happiness." - Samuel Johnson Close to nature, close to happiness, close to joy. Spending time in nature, awakens the joy and serenity within us. How beautiful is everything!!!