I sit again in a hotel room, away from house and hearth, contemplating the past and living in the present. My mens group started talking about life experiences and one of my major ones came to light… and its been question central ever since. But that is alright, I trust these men with the truth as I lived it, even if it is a bit uncomfortable to talk about. I know that they mean well and want to understand what I have lived through, but it has been a long day and a long drive away from the comfort of my home.

The drive though was interesting and lead to a few interesting thoughts. Nothing that I remember of course, but at the time they were interesting. The snow falling, the colors of the mountains as i flew by at 75 mph… it was interesting. Remembering that this is the first time I have made this trip solo by road also hit home and caused thoughts of other trips. I am also reminded of something I heard in Maine, every man needs to have a cross country trip, or an over seas trip, by themselves. Builds character and resilience or so we are told. I can see the truth in that though.

Tomorrow I stop by a remote office for Cyber Security Awareness Month before moving on to my last remote office visit and then it is back home for the rest of the year, or until I head back to visit with the girlfriends family if that works out this year. Time will tell there. For now though, its time to hit the sack and wash the road from myself.