IMPERMANENCE I’ve been thinking about the concept of impermanence. The idea of “forever” not really being forever. The premise that nothing is forever. Nothing. While that may seem like a sad reality, in actuality when I started pondering it the other day it was in a celebratory manner. I was thinking something like, “These sunny days (both weather-wise and attitude-wise) will not be around forever – I need to enjoy them while they are here!”. It didn’t feel like a negative reaction to the realization of impermanence, it felt like a gentle nudge – a reminder – that our time here is short and meant to be enjoyed. I am not sure what started me on this train of thought. It could be the impending end of year, but I hope it is something less cyclical than that. It might be that my lovely two week period of not taking any work is coming to a close, but I hope that is not the reason. The truth is; I guess I think about impermanence a lot, though I hadn’t labe