How did this slip by?

"I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning how to sail my ship. "

Louisa May Alcott

On my drive to pick up the meals for the day's deliveries yesterday, I heard the radio host mention the date,June 17th.

While there is nothing particularly special about June 17th , June 13th happens to be a biggie for me.

It was 7 years ago on that date that I sent out my very first of these daily emails.

If you remember the deal, I was going to write 1 email a day for 100 days ,adding 1 new person to my email family a day.

My goal was a) to try and do something about my weight and b) try to accumulate an email following of 100 people.

It is now 7 years later.

Still writing and still hungry to add more people to my email list.

Along the way,I have written many times about the Journey.

The thing is, a Journey by its very nature, will eventually come to an end.

Obviously, we all know that the end is inevitable.

Today, I understood that this is less about a Journey and more akin to a voyage.

What's the difference?

I am not sure, but it does feel different. A voyage takes us to many places. It has many destinations and many adventures.

My voyage, like all good voyages,has had it's share of rough seas and calm waters.

There are days when the vastness of the sea is overwhelming.

There are times when land is spotted and life becomes exciting for a bit as I know I am about to explore knew uncharted territories.

7 years later and the voyage continues.

There will be more stormy weather to deal with as well as times when the sun will shine and the wind will be squarely nestled in my sails.

There will be obstacles and opportunities.

There will be times of easy sailing and times when my seamanship will be tested as I navigate through life's perils.

I will Journey from one adventure to the next.

The voyage will continue,until the time when it ends. It always ends.

Until then,the opportunity is to always adjust the sails for a safe and sound voyage.

"I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning how to sail my ship. "

Louisa May Alcott