Roadways
"...his road calls him, lures him
West, east, south and north;
Most roads lead men homeward
his road leads him forth.
Leads him, lures him, calls him
to a salt green tossing sea;
Yet a road without earth's
road-dust
Is the right road for him to be..."
~John Mansfield, "Magic Casements"
From The Desk Of Donna M. Turner:
February is a cold, gray and stormy month here in upstate New York. It's also the time of year many of us revisit and reassess our goals for the months to come. The dark days often leave many feeling a sense of urgency because they haven't quite done enough to meet the goals they set at the New Year.
Because Valentine's Day is also part of this time, this can lift the darkness and shift the theme of an otherwise forboding time of the year. With this paradigm shift, February becomes a month for love. For Bill, packing for Daytona Race Week, its the love of race cars that motivates him. And for me, it's both love for one another and - most of all - learning to love myself. Since I am slowly recovering from major surgery, I tend to have days where I travel the fine line between the themes of this month, both light and dark.
With this said, I purposely made "love" the theme of our February news bulletin because I have found the greatest joy is in being loving and kind to myself, especially in the darkest of times. The way I look at it is, I'm the only self I've got! Therefore, I continue to befriend myself in the same way I befriend others. In a month of polarities, I choose to move toward the light. For example, every time I think something negative about myself, I change it and think something good.
I share this with you, as I hope you will follow my example and make this the month to work on the person you'd like to be.
Soon my husband leaves for Florida and the Daytona Race Week. Because he loves racing so much, I say good bye to him with mixed emotion. He is a fan, a spectator and a support to racing. Yet, it still is difficult for him to leave us all behind. I know I must be a support to my family and our business in his absence. In so doing, we share different roles, different dynamics. For both of us it will be a matter of opening our eyes and seeing the light and joy this month has to offer, yet each in our own respective places.
Yet, while he's away from me in February the enjoyment of our life together will continue in my state of mind, unleashed by my imagination.
A Corvette Wave to each of you,
Donna Turner
