Rest and Relaxation

I have really started to value personal time. A couple of weeks ago I decided that I needed to set two days a month aside for simply personal time. Not time that I spend at home washing clothes, dishes, or catching up with friends. Simply time to myself where I do whatever the eff I want. The reason I need this is because if I don't schedule it ahead of time I will rarely make a conscious decision to do it. Now I am a people person and setting time aside to be by myself seems almost counter-productive with my loneliness-sensitive state of mind. But I have found that giving my mind the time to wander is one of the most relaxing things I can do.

For instance, I feel awesome today. Like I woke up in the best mood. And I woke up in a great mood yesterday. Who the freak wakes up on Monday and Tuesday morning in a great mood?!?!? Well apparently I do when I spend a little time doing nothing. As you may have noticed I haven't posted much lately. Its because I've been spending time away from the computer in the woods, and it puts me in a positive frame of mind. I've got to keep this up.

I even got flipped off in traffic this morning for no apparent reason and it hardly bothered me at all. Although I was secretly hoping I would get caught at a red light next to that a**hole so I could give him a little piece of my mind, but I was over it in like 5 minutes.

Peace and Grace, Zane

Going Natural

My apologizes for being a blogger slacker. I really don't feel like updating this thing but I didn't want to just hang it out to dry. My mind has been completely side tracked with the spring season.

Every spring I get that itch to just get the heck outside and leave the world and my busy life behind. It is this time of year that confirms over and over again my heart's desire to be a traveler. Not everyone finds the same communion with nature but I have come to cherish those moments. As long as I can remember I loved backpacking and camping. Recently I picked up a new hobby of fishing and kayaking. I plan to take at minimum five camping/kayaking/fishing trips before the end of May. So needless to say I won't have a ton of time to update this thing. Between my camping trips and youth I will be very busy. Hopefully I'll get around to updating pictures.

If I find any cool Bible verses or encounter any strange phenomenon you'll be sure to know.

Much Love, Zane

The Cahaba

I was lucky enough to go fishing down at the Cahaba with Mike yesterday afternoon. It was amazing. I'm sorely upset that I did not bring my camera. The scenery was stunning. I have been down to the Cahaba a few times in the Helena/Hoover area. Once it gets south of the Birmingham donut it really opens up and looks amazing.

Of course we didn't catch any fish. That is pretty much the standard when I am around. I simply scare fish. I think it is a sic-sense I have. Somewhere in my DNA my body is trained to be fearful of fish, so my skin emits a toxin into the water that serves as a sort of "tornado siren" to the fish.

That makes sense to me.

Really though I did not mind not catching fish. Being in God's creation and learning new skills with a good friend was enough.

I got a camera

I got a new camera and it is cool. Here are some pictures. These are the best out of like a gazillion I've taken.