Interior <--> Exterior

Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend.
Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.

Groucho Marx

When I started this blog my vision was that anything I posted here would be in response to occurrences in the world which I was observing.

Imagine my surprise when I realised that much of what I had written more recently was more focused on my interior life - depression, spiritual issues and the like.

I think that heading into my late 50's has much to do with this, together with the growing list of death and serious illness among the parents of friends and family - the realisation of one's own mortality.

One can react to this state of mind in different ways. I seem to move between the 'Waiting for Godot' and the 'Carpe Diem' positions - the fatalistic wait for the inevitable personal end and
that which draws strength from the new experiences each day brings!

The 'trick' is to shift one's focus from the former to the latter approach... :-)