By Douglas Salisbury

As Stella and I took or morning walk…

The wind is blowing pretty good here this morning

We thought about this journey we are on today

You could see the top of the tall pines swaying back and forth

Each breath of wind they would sway way over and rush back and forth

Wondering if they would ever fall over or break in half

But with each step you could also tell that they stood strong even in strong winds

Made you look at the bases of those trees

How they had roots that were ground in the soul of the earth

The roots went everywhere , they were mixed with other tree roots which helped each other stand strong also

With each step I took I could only think about how my roots are looking today

With each step I am taking I am building collaterals that can help me stand the winds on this disease and daily life today

Each time I have a bad day and they winds feel like there going to blow me over, I am building roots each day

My eating good habits , stopping smoking , walking daily and taking over all better care of myself daily

And each step I take today is my roots are built and help me each day

The inspiration of strong roots are my hope courage and strength today

So I watched the tree tops and just thought blow blow blow cause my roots I have and roots I am building are part my journey today

And again as we always say on good days even bad days:

It’s “One Step Away”