Happy Sunday

The past two weeks have been very positive.  My mind has grown stronger and I have been focusing on the present rather than the past or future.

Work has been going really well of late.  I have had a chance to do quite a bit of pruning which is where I am in my element.  When I prune plants,  my mind is at ease and I can simply focus on the plant in front of me.  We have had three big jobs in the past few weeks which we have basically finished now so perhaps things will slow down a bit for part of August.  I came in yesterday to finish off planting some cedars which turned out really well.  The customer was quite happy and it was nice to get my hands dirty to start the day.

One of the aspects of my job that I enjoy is transforming landscapes that have perhaps been neglected in the past in to visually appealing finished products.  It still amazes me what can be accomplished in a ten hour day.  At times when we start a job, it seems overwhelming looking at the scope of work.  We just focus on individual tasks at a time and I am always pleased to see how much we have finished at the end of the day.

We are having a relaxing long weekend at home with Ollie.  Just finishing our morning coffees and then I have to cut the grass here and then at my parents.  Probably catch some baseball this afternoon and then Dexter is on tonight.  Not quite sure what to expect after last weeks episode.  The writers for that show are truly gifted and really keep the viewer guessing.  Dave and Megs are on their honeymoon and sounds like they have got a tonne of rain.  Looking forward to seeing them when they get home and hearing about their trip to Thailand.

I believe part of the reason I was having such a hard time was that the two things I had used to help push me through had come to pass.  I had been looking forward to my beautiful niece Micah to be born and she is now a happy and healthy bundle of joy.  I was also using my trip to Dominican to witness Dave and Megs getting married and now that has come and gone.  In the depressed state I had been in,  I could not find new positive aspects of life to look forward to.  Now that my mind has settled down a bit,  I have found many exciting events in the future to keep me motivated.  The first is Jodi's birthday coming very shortly.  I will not tell you how old she is turning but,  I am looking forward to celebrating with her.  I am also looking forward to our long weekend with Meghan and Lincoln at the end of August.  We had a great time with them at the wedding and will be nice to catch up with them and do some boating as well.  There is also the start of the 2013 NFL season in September.  I cannot wait for the first kick off and watch my NFL red zone on Sundays.  I am also looking forward to fall as it is my favourite season of the year.  The falling leaves and the crisp morning air are just a few aspects of fall that I love.  So when I really put my mind to it,  there continues to be so many good things to use to motivate myself when I am feeling a bit low.

I hope you are enjoying your long weekend.  Have a great week ahead.  Take care,  Shawn.



“Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal.”
― Albert Camus