The Culbertson Family

 "Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back... Whatever you can do, or dream you can do, begin it.  Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it.  Begin it now."  Goethe

 

I call it 'jumping into the abyss'.  A door to your life suddenly opens and you know, in the depth of your being, that this is where you need to go.  For a brief moment you are filled with joy – the YES – and then the doubts move in.  Because when that door opens, there are no clean lines of how things will play out.  This door opens to a chasm of abyss. 

And this is the family that has made the commitment to the abyss that I have made the commitment to.

Back to the Earth

Whenever my head starts to hurt
Before it goes from bad to feeling worse
I turn off my phone, I get down low
And put my hands in the dirt
I try to stop the world from moving so fast
Try to get a grip on where I'm at
To simplify this dizzy life,
And put my feet in the grass

I'm going back to the Earth
I'm going back to the Earth
I'm going back to work
I'm going back to the Earth

Read more: Jason Mraz - Back To The Earth Lyrics | MetroLyrics

I first read about Jason Mraz in a New York Times article.   It spoke about a songwriter whose songs focus on optimism.  And then I heard his song "Back To The Earth"  and everything in me responded with a YES!  That was before I knew the song came from his album labeled "YES".

And this is what I said when my son and his wife asked Alyce and I to move onto the farm with them - YES!  Needless to say, when I bumped into Jason Mraz's song - IT WAS A SIGN!!  We all need signs!

That was in August and the above picture is last Friday - December 19th 2014. House sold, retirement setup and we will arrive January 17, 2015....