Winter to Spring

   This was a very challenging year, a long, cold and dark winter. It was the same for everyone I know, and anyone I had conversation with. Something also new for me personally, was how much the darkness effected me. I have lived in Alaska for most of my life, I know how darkness can effect people, alaska has one of the highest suicide rates in the world. Maybe its my age, or any number of things really, but this was the first year it really effected me.

   Now spring is approching, the sun is out, the weather is warming up, the snow is melting quickly and moods seem to be lifting.

   With that said, life is always a learning process, it never lets up. If your not learning something from life, you are not paying enough attention. In good times or bad, there is always knowledge and wisdom to be gained. My wife and I, like many married couples, have learned how to work with each other in the hard moments of life. Even when we are not agreeing with each other, we will eventually talk about what is bothering us and work it out.

     In the middle of learning and growing in the lifestyle, a "harder" moment in life sprung up. Right when things were getting hot and heavy you might say, on a night I had planned for some time. This was something outside of our bedroom life, that we both had to deal with. Stresses have been high with us and everyone around us, so the tension had its effect. We have an awsome sex life honestly, but there are times when life gets in the way. This was starting to happen to often, every time we had a night planned, something came up. At one point it was not looking to good, thankfully we pulled through.

   What I have learned during this winter is that you have to be conscious of life around you. To be able to discern the right time for things, so to speak. I had to set my plans aside for a moment to deal with life, not toss them away completely because of bad timing. At first it seemed my plans were not going to happen at all, after a lot of patience however, the time was right. My wife opened up to me a little more, I was able to try some ideas, and we enjoyed a wonderful night together, with a very explosive ending for both of us.

   Taking things slow is very important, it's wise to have patience in all aspects of life, especially when starting on a personal journey together.

Peace and Love

D