Monday, July 23, 2007
TRAVELING MAN
I hope to be a “Traveling Man”. I have places I want to go because at those locations are people about whom I care very much and want to spend some time with each of them.
Where do I want to go? This weekend I am going to St. Louis Missouri. I also want to visit people in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, North Carolina, Ohio, Canada and even Alaska. Two trips are already planned to Tuscaloosa, Alabama, to attend University of Alabama football games. One of these Alabama trips will take place in September and the other in November.
Will I get to all those other places? I don’t know but I certainly hope so. Some will be sooner, others later. Any of you reading this in one of those locations, don’t panic! I won’t just show up on your doorstep and say, “SURPRISE! I’M HERE!” You’ll be forewarned and I’d only come if it were convenient to everyone. Also, I have to get through the maze of legal and insurance entanglements that currently consume my time, energy and mental ingenuity. So far all that has happened is that various entities have sent me numerous forms to complete and return. I have done this but none of this form-completing-returning activity has produced any beneficial results.
But contemplating these trips helps me in adjusting to life without Karon right now. It helps to be able to look forward to seeing the people in these various locations because they mean so very much to me. No one can ever replace another in the heart. But each person with whom we have a special relationship has an important place in our hearts and lives. And I want to spend time with these people who are special to me in my life.
There are people like that right here in my home town, too. I hope to get to spend some time with each of them also. And that won’t require any travel—except maybe across town. But it does require time! I hope to make time to spend that quality time with people.
Be seeing you!
Jim
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