Attending my friend Lief’s Celebration (Memorial) in San Francisco a couple of weeks ago got me to thinking about some of the things that Kay, Diane and Maureen have mentioned on this blog…all around the subject of what I really want to do in my life. I was thinking about that as I was sitting on a bench next to the Bay watching the seagulls and sailboats and getting a straight-on view of Alcatraz Island on a rare, sunny, Summer day in the SF. I used the back side of my map to the Ft. Mason location and listed the following things I want to do: sail, go to Vietnam, fall in love, spend more time in sunny places with water, take more risk with intimacy, and last but not least, more living. Not sure what I meant by “more living”; I wrote next to that what is living? That has been on my mind for the last couple of weeks. My intention is to appreciate life more and really experience it…..which brings up the subject of fearlessness. Rented a movie a couple of nights ago called, “Defending Your Life” and it reinforced that idea that living a life with fear ruling will get us nowhere! My intention is to move toward that which might be gained …to enrich life, whatever that involves. After all, life is short.

Nancy