October 11- Tonight was the first time since I've lived here I've been able to see the stars in the night sky. It wasn't a super clear sky but it was clear enough for me to be able to see them, at least some of them. They seem....different....closer for some reason. Clearer. I went outside and felt the snow/ice crunch under my feet to look at them. It snowed last night, not a lot but enough to cover everything. Overall, it was a very lovely day, the sun even came out for a little bit. I regress, back to the stars. It was quite. Unlike anything I've heard before. There was just silence. I gazed at them for a bit looking for something I recognized and found none....possibly the arm of the big dipper but I cannot be sure. Maybe I was seeing things....my mind trying to compensate for something. Possibly just the overcast and low clouds at work. I was looking for the Lights....I so so want to see them. Alas, there were none. Alaska is saving that treat for another day I suppose. It was beautiful. I felt at peace. Actually, since we've moved here I've been more relaxed than I have in a very long time. In part it is because of where I live topography wise. I live in a small village in the middle of nowhere where planes have to fly in just to deliver food. There are no deadlines, no traffic, no rat race. You just get to be. Everyone does things in their own time and you just accept it. I also think it is because I get a chance to slow down. To enjoy the stars and snow. To enjoy walking outside and take a breath of truley clean, fresh air. I get to just be and live in the moment rather than worry and fret over what will happen next week. I'm sure as I live here longer I will start to grow restless...tis a curse of what makes me tick. But for now I am just going to sit back and enjoy the stars.