Rise

"The grass is always greener on the other side," some say. I am often tempted to believe this because my own inner critic seems to think everyone else has some secret to success that I might not have found yet. Well, this day in New Windsor at Storm King Art Center I like the grass just the way I found it: lush and green, with some cat tails and random brush, weeds and flowers blooming despite the Fall weather. There's nothing wrong with benchmarking against what others have achieved; after all, it's a reason to rise...rise above the doldrums, rise to the occasion, rise out of bed in the morning.