It's Sunday, it's damp and gray outside but the wood stove is making the house warm and cozy...so perfect for a Sunday. I really enjoy our wood stove, the warmth, the fragrance of the wood, the crackling and popping sounds mixed with the roar of the fire is so comforting and reminds me of Moms house as a kid. We used to come in from sledding or iceskating from the lake down the sreet, Dad always had a fire going, we would come home and warm ourselves in front of the fire, Mom would make us homemade hot coco and we felt so special.

I've said before that I'm going to try to conquer fears by facing them and yesterday I was given the chance but I'm afraid. My husband and I were invited to go with his riding buddies to lake George this summer but on the motorcycles. I enjoy riding, hell, it took me 10 years to get him to buy a bike but I don't like being on major highways, let alone the parkway on the bike. That scares the HELL out of me!!! But I also want to stop living in fear, I want to experience life, I want to experience it and truly live it. I don't know what I'm so afraid of, I know I have fears but why do I choose to live my life held back by them? I'm seriously thinking about doing this trip, I enjoy the company of all the people we are goin with, the wives are all awesome, no caddy BS, we always have a great time and I trust my husband driving the bike and the only fear I have is the other drivers on these crowded major highways. I guess the speed seriously there's a huge difference riding on a wooded back road at 45-50 compared to a major highway were everyone is doing 70 even though the speed limit is 65. I am seriously considering this forcing myself to face this, I also have fear of bridges and in a car it's really bad, I'm terrified on a bike! I know this is all irrational and I don't know why I have these fears in the first place. I feel as though I have to face my fears, my fears are a barrier in my life, holding me back from unknown things. I have a few weeks to decide. Deep breaths....

I found this quote and I would love to be able to say it reminds me of my life....

She turned her can’ts into cans. And her dreams into plans

~~ Kobi Yamada

Have a great Sunday!