From Carol:  

Being between the big clean-up jobs of my mother's homes has given me some space with large blocks of uncommitted time.  I get to feel my restlessness as a day unfolds without an agenda.  My identification with what "I do" gives me fodder  to consider. As days pass I feel myself sink into a new rhythm and 'new' thoughts emerge.  New connections are made.  New synapses start to fire.

I read the Hunger Games trilogy this winter by being encouraged by a bright 13 year old cousin.  The thought of using hunger as a means of control was disturbing - never mind the purpose and violence of the games. Hunger, as a topic, keeps surfacing - hunger in all of its linkages to emotional, spiritual, physical, environmental..........hunger.  I stay curious and find myself initiating conversations about hunger - everywhere - with everyone.  I am interested in what my friends, colleagues, and complete strangers have to say.  I am following this thread and it is rapidly gaining momentum in me.  Want to talk about hunger?  I do.  Contact me.

It is this significant break - this sabbatical - that has given me a new perspective - a new view of my world.  Each day I become more grateful.  Take the time.  You deserve you.