This is a different kind of night for me. The mood, I mean. Feelings of so much graditude just flooding in. Also maybe a little loneliness, sadness, peace and serenity. It's raining right now, and its kind of late. And during my evening meditational, I thought why not just write it down and share it with others that like my blog. A comment was made earlier to me, you always put alot of stuff and pictures on your blog about others, but not much at all about you. Basically, I am not a mushy, giving of myself to others type of person. But the mood is different right now. So, this may bore you, so you might want to check back in a couple of days and skip this part.
The biggest thing in my life that I am grateful for right now is my sobriety. I am a grateful recovered alcoholic of almost 12 years. Next week--the 28th is my sobriety birthday. I've never said this on my posts, and I feel that it has been negleted for way to long. Now you know. At some other point, I may go into all the gory details, but it isnt that kind of mood right now.
The topic that I was meditating on tonight before I was getting ready for bed, was Love. In every sense of the word. There is so many levels, and different facets of love it is almost indescribable. But, I am going to give some examples and maybe I can carry you on the journey that I just went thru.
Love to me is---I really hope you can see just exactly what I am trying to show here, would hate to sound like an idiot.

Love is:
Hearing a baby's laughter
the smell of fresh mowed grass
your favorite song you havent heard in a long time
a no holds barred hug from a dear friend
A look in a buddies that is as close as a brothers eyes, as you shake his hands after not seeing him for months
making a child just smile from ear to ear
dancing with a good looking woman, and to feel the rythm of the music between you
the sound of your Dad's voice
a cry of an eagle
the call of a wolf in the distance
the waves crashing on shore
doing something anonomiously
leaving a note somewhere unexpected for someone special to find
watching a pretty woman in a black dress that takes your breath away just walk on by, without saying what your thinking
holding someones hand, just to reassure them everythings going to be okay
encouraging someone that is having a tough time at something, and know that it helped
cooking a great meal, and being able to share it with good friends
touching the bottom of a cloud and feeling the mist on your face
chasing a red-tailed hawk at 5,000 feet
being top of the stack and other pilots are trying to get up to you
playing for hours on the piano
getting a straight flush at 40-1 odds
watching a father and young son share time together
opening a cage, and letting a bird out for a while
a sonic strawberry milkshake
a inch thick ribeye steak, cooked just the way you like it
sitting around a bonfire, sharing stories with your friends
the look on someones face when you do something for them that is totally unexpected
the satisfaction after a very hard day at work, and you know you gave it your all, and accomplished all that your set out to do
snuggling while the rain is drumming on the metal roof
laughing so hard that you cant control yourself
being able to make your father proud of you
being an excellent employee
always giving more than you could possible ever take
never forgetting where you come from, and who you use to be, and knowing you are a little better than that now
loving someone so much that it hurts to be away from them
Loving someone enough to let them go their own path
and most importantly, My relationship with God, as I understand Him.

These are just some of the things that love means to me
Two sets of footprints in the sand