Peace of mind

As my Gold prospecting adventure comes to an end and I am preparing for my next adventure ,It is time for some reflecting, The event of my fathers suicide is what forced me to take a look at my life and ultimately led me to make some changes in my life. And this was the perfect adventure to start my new life. It allowed me to spend thousands of hours just to think, also to commune with nature and to show me that I do not need all the common things that the American dreams requires you to accumulate. It allowed me to once again to become the child I was, I love the outdoors, I love to explore the plants and animals around me, There are more stars in the sky when your out in the woods, I have never been more at peace than I am right now. I like being by myself, I really enjoy my own company, Yesterday as I was sitting watching the water running over the rocks in the creek, two large Blue herons Came around the corner about two feet above the water and flew so close to me I could have reached out and touched them. It was such a wonderful thing to see, And I could not help to think how lucky I was to be there at that moment. These kind of things happen almost everyday and I hope to have many more. Before in my life it was all work and worry, trying to just be happy but never getting there, But now it is my normal everyday way of feeling, I am at peace and I am happy. 

Blue Heron