A new phase

Yesterday, I placed a "For Sale" sign in the windshield of my coach. It was a sad day - I had cleaned the carpet, the tile floor and shampooed the sofa. I left feeling totally blah. I drove home in a fog. My intuition is telling me that selling my Bearfoot home is not necessary but the left brain looks at the budget and sees a shortfall each and every month. I live a frugal and careful life but just can't stretch my income any further. There doesn't appear to be anywhere to cut expenditures. Logic tells me the coach has to go. The house and resultant expenses are higher than I had thought they would be. Fuel and food price increases and the drop in the stock mkt hurts. My attempts to find work this winter have not played out. The first thing I will do upon returning home, is look for a job.

March 1st is the take off date. My friend Pete is coming down to help me drive back north. I need help this trip since my eyes have not really recovered from the Botoxin treatment side-effects. These symptoms have worsened in the last year or so. Another reason to sell the coach. I knew way back when I began this journey that there could come a time when I would no longer be able to drive any distance. I also promised myself and my family, I would know when the time came and not fool myself.

I wonder as do many others, what chapter am I beginning in the book of how many chapters? Would it help if we knew? What would I do differently? Probably nothing since I look at my life as an adventure. Full and rich with experiences and stories.

I have enrolled in Oprah's 10 week course based on Echardt Tolle's book, A New Earth. It begins March 3rd I believe. I recommend reading this book since it will change your life and help to change the planet. This will be an audi/video course with Oprah and the author. The book appears difficult to understand but if you are not used to reading esoteric books, you will need to take it slowly. Digest each page and go on the chat rooms on Oprah.com. It is based on A Course in Miracles but is easier to understand for most people.

Dogs and I are going over to Mango to the Doggie Park this morning. It is one of the best ways to exercise them all at one time. Bash looks beautiful in his new do. We left his coat longer since he is going into what I presume will be cold weather.

Thought for the day:
"Come to the edge, he said. They said: We are afraid. Come to the edge, he said.
They came.
He pushed them.......and they flew."

Guillaume Apollinaire