Hot has returned and my thoughts drift to soon being in cool Maine. Jonathon asked me if I had ever dreamed when I was a child that I would one day have the Travel Log of six trips to Maine. Maine is cool in both temperature and ambiance.

Maine is for the adventurer and for those of us who march to the tune of our own drummer. Maine is a bit like a giant reflecting pool where you can gaze in and imagine what comes next. We Liberal Arts folks love Maine. Ocean and whales and lobster and sailboats are what Maine beckons us with. Maine inspires the artist and the author.

We, humans, require a lot of downtime. We think that we do not…but we do. We need time to contemplate where we have been and where we are going. We need time to puzzle out the meaning of life and our role in it. Thinking outside of the Box is a requirement for good mental health. We need to look at the Box from the outside…it looks remarkably different than from within.

What we have heard is what we believe. We need to hear different voices. What we see is imprinted on our brains. We need to see different things. What our spirits feel is a clarion call for us. At times we must feel different things.