My head and body…....my soul, and my heart WANTED this badly. I was supposed to go on a hiking trip, a small section of the A.T., starting tomorrow, with a small group of friends and acquaintances. I have been wanting to do it alllll summer long and hadn’t been able to committ to it because of my work schedule. I had thought my work was scheduled thru a certain time period, alas, the schedule was…...interupted…..so, voila, I had the opportunity to say to these folks “YES!!!!!! I’LL GO!!” and have been so excited. I NEEDED THIS. Then I got a call. For help. For this weekend. My selfish self wants, needs to get away. But that mountain and those trails will be there a bit longer. The good news is I have already done it once, about 15 years ago, and while I was looking forward to it again, well, other opportunity will arise to redo it. My heart says that helping out right now (as I said I would if the need arose) is the right thing to do. It’s about community, and support, and friendship. Everybody who can, and is willing and able has offered to be part of this chain of healing. It’s a no brainer, I’d hardly say no.

The mountain will wait for me. I’ll still be on “walkabout” metaphorically, and in my heart though!! LOL! I am going to buy a peodemeter TODAY!!! I do enough plain ol’ walking about to justify the expense. :~D