Yippee ... Amazing Life Energy Today

Hi Friends,

It is truly an amazing day. Woke up this morning full of positive energy and almost no negative thoughts at all. Still trying to figure out what I did different, and of course wanted to write it all down, but can't find my journal. I am scribbling thoughts to just about everything I can write on in an effort not to miss anything.

It has been hard for me to grasp this positive energy because this week marks a new work schedule for me. I really have a hard time changing my work schedule when I have been enjoying the one I had. It makes me feel out of sync and even causes a bit of panic in me from time to time. So today when I woke up and was almost buzzing with this energy, it took me by surprise.

The season is turning, feeling more like Spring every day. We are just less than 2 months away from a week vacation and the chance to discover new sunsets and adventures. Maybe these things are contributing to the peace I have. Maybe not!

So I am off today to get a new journal so I can be prepared for tomorrow when I am going to welcome in a new day filled with this feeling and energy. I also found this great bit of inspiration by Joseph Cambell that may be just what you need to get through today.

We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us.
-- Joseph Campbell

May Peace be with you and in you today, allowing you to share a kind word with someone in your life.

Peace,

Don http://www.tuckertimes.com

Take Us With You ...

Hi Friends,

Rockwell said in a song...
"I always feel like somebody's watching me
Who's playing tricks on me
I always feel like somebody's watching me
I can't enjoy my tea!"

Well it's nothing like that, but if you want to take us with you on your new shiny Google G1 or other smart phone, you can check in on us and see what we have been doing. The Tucker Times is now formatted so you can to be viewed in a mobile format. Just go to http://www.tuckertimes.mobi if you want to see for yourself.

I am sure we have missed some of the features that would make this even cooler. If you know of anything we missed, just drop us a note so we can check it out.

Until next time ...

"I always feel that somebody's watchin' me
And I have no privacy
I always feel that somebody's watchin' me
Is it just a dream?"

Don http://www.tuckertimes.com

Flying to the Bay

Hi Friends,

Had to fly down to Hayward for company training tis Saturday. It has been a beautiful day (and so far a amazing week) so it was great to look out the window and check out the sites. Sometimes you forget just how amazing the area you live in is and it takes something like flying over it to remind you.

I had the window on the Southwest flight so I got an eye full of Lake Tahoe and the Sierras. Took a few pictures to share with the camera in my phone and this afternoon checked them out. After walking around in Union City for an hour or so, I went back to the pictures and thought about how lucky I am to live next to Lake tahoe, a block from Washoe Lake and far away from the hustle and bustle of the big city. The fine folks down here are so busy running to and fro and honking their car horns with their cell phone on their ears .. it is just amazing. Anyway, can't wait to get home and kiss the wife and listen to the quiet.

Peace

Don http://www.tuckertimes.com

Medford in the Rain .. Better Than Working

Hi Friends,

We are on Safari again or at least taking a little trip to see folks in Medford and escaping work for a couple of extra days. It has been raining for pretty much the entire trip so far and it is beautiful as well as refreshing. There is just a magical quality that comes with a nice rain storm.

It's Bonnies Birthday and she is 65 so we are making a cake and doing the card thing. She is enjoying it and runs around on her Hoveround smiling.

Took a couple of pictures so far but will take a bunch more tomorrow as I am planning to get a nice walk in somewhere. Maybe Ashland, maybe Jacksonville, maybe ?

Anyway the GPS worked well on the way up and we all had fun looking back the way we came. Guess we will run it on the way home too. It does really shorten the life of the G1 battery but it's sure fun.

More tomorrow as our adventure continues. Smile so people wonder what you are up to.

Peace

Don http://www.tuckertimes.com

On The Road

Hi Friends,

We are on the road this weekend to Oregon. We are trying this little tracking Gizmo ... Let's see how this works.

Removed Post Trip ...

We will do it again next trip.

Peace,

Don http://www.tuckertimes.com

Winter Solstice ... A Special Time

Hi Friends,

It feels like Winter has finally taken a hold of he weather patterns and the sunny, warm days that have blessed us most of 2008 have now past. I was ready, and I must admit had already started, to go into my usual Winter funk. I do it every year about this time and it usually includes complaining about the cold or watching too many hours of TV .. things like that. It also means that I have to chain up most days to get my job done, and that seems to be more of a drag the older I get.

This year, thanks to some new directions in my Spiritual journey, I am going to take a different path. Sure, I will still have to chain up the big truck to get my work done, but now I pledge to look at each day in a different more spiritual way. I guess some would call it an enlightened look at each day, but I am still working on what I will call it, with just enjoying it at the top of my list and terms coming later.

So the 21st of December is the Winter Solstice and usually it is just another day (or night) for me. This year thanks to some really cool people I am approaching this day as something that can really change your life. At least that is what I am thinking. From the Huffinton Post, Dr Judith Reagan, I found this ..

Winter Solstice: A time to let go of what burdens. Empty out stones sitting heavy in the heart. Let bygones be bygones. Acknowledge. Forgive. Begin again.

Winter Solstice

Tao of Change

I loved this blog and got so much from it to change the way I will go forward into the Holiday season and then into the New Year. If you have a extra minute, stop by and visit and see if there is something waiting for you when you pause, breathe and look inside.

Let me know how your journey is going and pause, breathe and look inside.

Peace

Don http://www.tuckertimes.com

A Little Help?

Hi Friends,

I have been looking all over for this "Plug in Commuter's Warming/Cooling Mug." I had one a few years ago and it seems that they are now out of business and off the market. Of course I did find a couple of web businesses that said they once carried them, but they don't have any more.

So if you happen to have one of these, or have seen one for sale, please let me know. It is getting cold on the road, and I really enjoy that hot cup of coffee in the truck after I chain up. It is sort of a guilty pleasure for me.

To the right is picture I found of this little gizmo often called a MugMaster or at least that is what it said on mine before it gave up the ghost last Winter.

Thanks a bunch and Peace to you.

Don http://www.tuckertimes.com