Update... Doing Well

A couple weeks ago I posted an entry about some goals that I had set and was working towards.

• Make it into the Straight Play........................CHECK :]
• Receive Royalty for the Christmas Dance......CHECK :]
• Make it into the Talent Show........................No Check :[  But I learned a great song still :]
• Get the BIG Solo in Acap.............................CHECK :]
• Choose a piece and start for Ensemble..........CHECK :]

So there is the results of a month of work :]  I am very happy with it, considering I set the bar high.  A lot of those goals were BIG things, and quite the blessing to achieve.
Now I need to set a new list of goals......  A bit longer term though

• Start Basketball Practices and go undefeated this season
• Start Tennis back up and try-out for the team
• Start running more often and proceed to join track
• Make up the deficient credits for Graduation
• Memorize You Can't Take It With You lines

There they are.  I'll let you know!!

Looming

Stopping where I usually do while on a run today, I sat to look over the valley.  Kind of surprising to see that the thick smog blanket that usually looms over the northern city was gone.  The winds that flushed through the night must have swept it up, leaving a clear blue horizon.  It was very serene, but far in the distance I could see the billowing smoke from the northern refineries, and the beauty suddenly felt empty and grossly temporary.

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I stop everything for a moment.  With a glance back to time before I fully understand the progress I have been making.  A recent storm has flushed through me and with it, the looming layer of darkness that resided within me was taken, giving leeway to let productivity and optimism ensue once more.  The moment is tranquil, but I feel those thoughts seeping slowly in, knowing her shackles will soon bind me once more.