I've been on sabatical since just before Thanksgiving. Until then I had been writing a daily blog, dutifully getting up hours before dawn to post a fresh article before I started my day job at the pool store. It was a lot of work, but it was a wonderful run! I was energized and enthused. I learned things as I wrote, and I grew quite a bit as a result of practicing what I was learning. My life was flourishing, like a tropical garden in midsummer. And then came winter, and suddenly I found myself completely exhausted.
