Blessed Sunday to you all!

Today will be my last missive here for a few weeks. I decided to start my annual social media sabbatical early in order to really quiet the world around me so I can get my book finished. I’ve been debating how deeply I want to go as far as limiting my online time, and decided that in order to truly get myself focused, not only am I stepping off the socials and only using my feed tools to post, I’ll also skip blogging except for major news, should some come about. 

As always, I reserve the right to change my mind. Sometimes, the sabbaticals get too quiet and I have to reconnect. First rule of self-care fight club—you make the rules!

I’ll admit, it’s much easier to do these sabbaticals whilst at the Southern Command, with the beach just a few steps away. If I get stir crazy there, I can easily go out into the sunshine and take a walk. February into March in Nashville, the outdoors aren’t quite as welcoming. But I’ve joined a couple of new gyms, and the kittens are always available for scritches. And trust me, if there’s a warm day, I will have a club in my hand. Because guess what I did Monday of this week? That’s right, I played my first 18 holes in a year!

My play was... inconsistent, to say the least. But the takeaway is paramount, I managed all 18 without too much pain in the knee. My body was sore, all those unused muscles waking up, but my spirits were considerably lifted. 

So over the next several weeks, don’t hesitate to reach out through email and the socials. Leigh will be monitoring everything and will pass along questions and comments. I’m not shipping off to Mars, after all. 🤣 I’m just hunkering down and getting the rest of this draft finished. 

And with that, onward!

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That’s it from me. Take some deep breaths, admire the nascent spring trying to come alive, read a great book, and I’ll see you in a few weeks!

Peace and hugs,
J.T.