Getting ready to make a move..........

I just wanted to take a few minutes to catch up. For some one who feels as if he is just treading water, I can't seem to find a whole lot of quiet time for myself.I have no idea where Sunday went to. Monday was spent moving my in laws into their new residence in an assisted living community. Today was a follow up visit with Loki at the vet.
Once again, none of this falls under the heading of being productive. I am happy to report that the move with my in laws went as well as it possibly could have and Loki has made some serious strides with his issues.It is actually quite amazing how the right care and medication can have such amazing results.
As I left the parking lot after work this morning I saw something that I had not noticed in the past.When I turn out of the drive way to the complex I work for, I find myself at the top of a hill. In the distance, I saw hills, actually mountains in the distance.These are the foothills to the Poconos and the mountains of Western New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania. Somewhere in between the Palisades above the Hudson River and those peaks I saw in the distance is where I live.I live in a valley, nestled between some pretty extraordinary geographical entities.
My mind wandered back to the audio book I listened to last,Peaks and Valleys, by Spencer Johnson.I have always found it quite comforting that I lived in such close proximity to both the Jersey shore and the mountains that surround me in all directions.
Besides the peaks and valleys we experience,the author speaks of other land forms that we may  encounter.One in particular is exactly where I find myself lately.On a plateau.
A Plateau is defined as a land area having a relatively level surface considerably raised above adjoining land on at least one side, and often cut by deep canyons.
It's not high enough to be a mountain top or peak,and it certainly rises above the floor of the valley below.Like I said,kind of like where life is for me lately.
A plateau is a good place to rest.
The terrain is level making the day to day challenges of life a lot easier.It is a place where I can regain my strength and regroup my senses.
It is also a place where I know I can become restless.
Once my body and mind have had there rest and I have regained my strength, there comes the inevitable hunger to achieve more and a thirst that must be quenched. Just staying on the plateau becomes an impossibility. I can see the peaks in the distance and I want to get there .
I know how awesome life can be on top of the mountain.
I also know that to get there, I must leave the plateau and make my way through the valley until such time as I can once again start my ascent.
It surely is comfortable here on my plateau.
It's just not where I want my Journey to end.