Day 18
Day 18 and another How Am I Doin' Friday!
It sounds like a good time to let you know just how I am doing. The program is going well. I have lost weight, changed a middle number and generally feel better than I had been feeling.
My clothes are fitting better and I have much more energy.
I am writing daily.
I am conscious of my urges to stray from the program and dealing well with them. I am getting plenty of sleep and drinking plenty of water.
All good things!
That's how I am doing.
On my daily route, I drive through the city of Englewood. The center of town sits at the footsteps to the Palisades overlooking the Hudson River.
It is a typical city, with shops and businesses surrounded by homes.
I turn my bus up the hill and eventually end up on Woodland Street. 
Woodland Street cuts across the crest of the hill that sits above the city of Englewood. 
The homes that line this street are different than the ones down the hill.
The properties are larger,much larger. The homes themselves range from sprawling ranches to mini- mansions to estates.
Every lawn is manicured and tended by a landscape service.
Down in the city, people are opening up their shops, getting on busses to head to work and generally going about those things that go on in any city, village or town.
Up on the hill, I see joggers, some nannies pushing strollers, the landscapers of course and lots and lots of really nice cars!
Peaks and Valleys!
That's what comes to my mind as I drive each day. The view from the top of the hill is different than life at the base of it.
Down in the valley, in the middle of town, there is a different pace to life. The view is of buildings and vehicles and storefronts and warehouses.
On top of the hill.......trees!
When I am in town and look upwards, the first thing I see is the hill climbing towards the summit of the Palisades. As I drive down Woodland Street,at the top of the hill, if I look up I see treetops and the sky.
Oh sure, when I am in the valley, if I crane my neck I can also get a peek at the sky above. And yes I can see tree tops as well. 
It jsut seems that when you sit on the peak of the mountain, the view is different. Treetops, clouds and the heaven above.
Shabbat Shalom!