So for the first part of this week, I’m in Atlanta, GA. Well, to be more accurate, I’m in Peachtree City, GA – about 10 minutes south. I got here Sunday night, and I’m leaving tomorrow evening. I’m here for a client, though I’m not entirely sure why. It’s really un-necessary. Well, actually I do know why I’m here – according to my boss it’s for “face time”. To actually meet the client, get to know them a little bit, get them to know me, the usual “building a relationship” stuff that we consultants do.
Though, as you can imagine, they’re a busy company, and have many fires to put out and meetings to attend. So for the most part, this is my day:
Yup, sitting at the desk in my room at the Hilton, watching TV and working on my laptop. I see the client for an hour or 2 in the morning, then I’m on my way. Back to the hotel.
But oddly, it’s quite refreshing.
I love the south in spring time. It’s warm, but not too hot. The skies are a deep emerald color, warm breezes blowing softly. I actually spend a lot of my time outside on the veranda, working. Soul searching.
This week I’ve been feeling quite in-tune with nature. I’ve gone for long walks along the many golf cart trails they have around here, communing with nature. Feeling oddly spiritual and connected to the world. I light a cigarette and smoke it slowly, breaking up a second cigarette and spreading the tobacco along the base of the trees while praying to the earth. And these trees are amazing – huge pine tress stretching over 80 feet into the air, that sway gently in unison when a breeze blows.
This is a view outside my hotel window. To keep things in perspective, I’m on the 4th floor and the tree towers over me:
With the warm spring weather and a soft breeze you can imagine how easy it is to get into a spiritual mood. Though I must attribute a lot of this to an amazing woman I met a few months ago. She’s really opened my mind and my heart and woken up the inner me that’s always been there.
I’ve changed the way I eat, now preferring a more fresh, gluten free diet and my health is thanking me. I’ve also started exercising – at least a little bit each day. At home I have this exercise device called “The Rack” – and it works great! On the road I try to make use of the fitness areas available at virtually every hotel. I was in a rush this time and forgot to pack my workout clothes, but it just so happens that the Hilton Garden Inn I’m staying at has a free “Stay Fit Kit” which I’ve picked up and am using instead. It has a nice pilates resistance band, a resistance rope (Though mine came without handles so it’s basically useless), hand weights, an abs ball, dvd player and dvds. It’s actually a pretty good workout, too. At least going through the whole routine is kicking my ass!
Add in my new therapy routine, some meditation, and hopefully some yoga soon and I seem to be coming a ‘whole’ person. With a mind, body, and soul all aligned and working smoother than I thought possible. I guess I could say I’m becoming human. It’s scary, but I invite it.
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