weatherman says: blue skies & sunshine

The sun came out today and I went for a run. I went for a run and soaked up my share and yours of Vitamin D; fighting blasting arctic winds trying to interrupt my love affair with the sun. You know, that winter cold burn in your chest that hits hard, hurts, and never really lets up?...like a raging heartburn or what it probably feels like to drink poison? yes, that burn. But I fought through it and before long didn't even "feel" it anymore.

I left my ipod at home...forcing myself to think, breathe and take it all in. Exchanging friendly nods with two overly chipper postmen and stopping to talk to a friend I haven't seen in a while. Passing lots of mommies with their babies in tow and happy dogs glad to finally roam.

Oh yes, today. The sun was shining today. I kept on running, feeling like a new person already, and began thinking of Hassan and Amir. Then I remembered they are not real...only characters. Characters in the book I just read, The Kite Runner.

I love it when that happens. When characters stick around and become a little more real. A bittersweet read it was, but highly recommended.

I read this book at the right time in my little ole life. I'm craving a challenge, yearning to learn something new and to generate fresh creativity. And this book reignited that in me, it seems.

As a result of owning my own business, working from home, and having a work load that is less than desirable due to a dreadful economy...I have idle time that doesn't force my mind to move, doesn't involve me in daily rhetoric.

I feel like my language has gotten extremely lazy and my vocabulary and choice of words is not near as "eloquent" as it used to be. I am really struggling with this. But this book has recharged my brain, I think -- I want to know more, read more, learn more, write more.

I need that right now, I do. I need that like I needed a little speed in my heart rate, needed to break a cold winter sweat under layers of clothes, and needed to move my mind.

...part of my life discovered and uncovered when the sun came out today.