May 10, 1997 (Day 52 – milepoint 588.7 – VA606)

Tough hitch out of town this morning. Easy Chair and I walked 3 of the 4 miles back to the trail before getting a ride from a nice lady named Dottie.

Temps in the mid-40’s today, very reasonable for hiking. Stopped for lunch at a shelter where we found Papa and Pejjy relaxing for the day. Pejjy was a riot today. She called Easy Chair “Romeo” and commented on my eyes, “the most beautiful blue eyes I have ever seen,” she said. I brought it to her attention that my eyes are hazel with no blue in them and she just changed the subject to why she likes dogs and cats.

As I walked today, I practiced and enjoyed being in the present moment and just stayed open to whatever came up. Capital punishment came up for some reason. Life is full of lessons, is death a lesson to the dead? Or just something we all have in common? I guess it’s sometimes easier to just erase a problem and move on.

So many thoughts each day. Which ones do you express to others? All of them? Or just the ones that won’t make people think you’re a lunatic?

Aquaholic

May 10, 2009

Your past is important but it is not nearly as important to your present as the way you see your future.

–Tony Campolo