The last two weeks have been emotionally challenging.  I hesitated for the last few days to try to explain myself since I don't want to have anyone "read between the lines".  Today, however, is a bright, sunny day and I want everyone to know that things here in Juneau are good.  Last week, after the buzz of the move wore off, I found myself in a strange (but beautiful) place both physically and emotionally.  I missed my house, I missed my kids/friends/family, I missed having that feeling that everything was familiar.  I started questioning whether we had done the right thing.  Those of you who know me best realize that this is a foreign thought - I've always known that this move was the "right thing" (right?).  However, I started thinking that maybe I had read all the "signs" incorrectly - was this really what we should have done?  Did we ignore other messages about our future?  I was a bit weepy at times.  Then, this week, we watched something on television that touched me - it was a story about a guy who walked the entire width of Alaska, showing the incredible natural beauty of the state.  At the end, he used a quote from Mark Twain:
 
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."

 This is what we have done - sailed away.  However, it is not "from" something but "to" something else.  Is there failure if we return to "port"?  I don't think so - we all need to try something outside of our comfort zone.  Go and sail away from your "safe harbor".  While difficult, it will be worth it.  Believe me.