Monday Mood: Relaxed

Returning from a break, I find myself rather relaxed.  I have a couple of little project to work on, but for the most part the "duties that must be done" are done for the year. 

The last couple of weeks of the trip, were very active, walking 2-8 hour most days, exploring the adventure. Being home, in one place, I find myself relaxed, and if anything feeling a little idle. 

All of the walking was good for me, I dropped 10-pounds in the month we were gone.  I should go for another 6 months. 

I visited Steve and Karen, friends of ours in St Paul many years ago. They had a border collie, a sweet little dog. A dog trainer had told them, that border collies need a job, they need a task that sets boundaries that they live by. Thinking about this, we do this in our own lives. Not just in our work life, but in our personal life, we form habits of tasks that "have to be done" that create the boundaries in our life. We create our own "grind" at work or at home. Taking a break, getting away from our day to day life, helps us relax.  A change of scene is good for us. 

And that is what we have returned from. How fast we let the job of living come back into our lives, is up to us. So far, I am still relaxing, taking a break like the guys in Glasgow above.