Day 4,385—Timing—
When I was running this morning, I was once again living life in the freedom of not listening to anything but the birds and the trains, and spending time over on the trail by the seminary. I took a picture of a beehive that I hadn’t seen before, by the group of deer. I try desperately not to wake up in the morning, but there are always a couple who will run away when I approach them on the trail. I decided to sit and meditate for five minutes because it is much better to do it outside. As I sat there, trying to sit up straight with my head down, I heard the train pull away, so I looked over and realized I could see it from where I was sitting. I thought about how cool it must be to live here, where you’re surrounded by nature and a train yard. People who don’t live near trains, I am sure, think it is awful, and if you’re right next to one, it must be, but when you’re a good half mile to a mile away, it is just comforting to hear that sound of the train ...
