I’m slowly catching up on rest (16 hours last night), some of the favorite meals I don’t normally have time for, and laughter with friends that reminds me why I have abs.

I’ll be spending the New Year on the side of a mountain with a few people I hold near and dear, in a land removed from cellular connectivity, cable, the internet and as a result – you all. It doesn’t mean I don’t love you. I don’t, but that’s not what it means.

As for the status of the hiatus, I haven’t spent as much time thinking as I have in years past, and I feel great about the shift. This is the evolution.

Significant, unexpected changes in the last several weeks have served as inspiration for bigger changes that need to be made, examining The New Priorities (more on this next year) and forcing myself to continue to chase that thing that can scare us most: happiness.

For now, I’ll step away from the keyboard again and enjoy spontaneity.