So ... here I am wrestling with my present and some of the "giants" coming my way.  Suddenly, it occurs to me that there are a few ghosts from the past also hanging around though uninvited.  So I made a visit to my old blog, some of you may remember her ... Seeresvelvet.  I went in search of treasure. 

Ahhhhhh the healing process.  The treasure I brought back is in poetry form and I will not post them here because they have been posted already.  They will be at RiverSoaker's pad.

Now there is an interesting issue ... RiverSoaker!  Named for her proximity to the Allegheny River, she has been around for some time, seen a few changes and evolutionary leaps.  There's a lot to read there.  Some good.  Some  ... ok.  I'm sure anyone who takes the time to visit will see some of my ghosts, but some of my heart is also there ... my passions and struggles.  Yes, there is still wrestling, I suppose, until the day I die.  That's just part of who I am.  I have received the label (from one of those wonderful online quizzes) of "Idealistic Philosopher" and I actually like that label.  It defines the vision quest side of me without calling me a female Don Quixote on a quest for the love of my life. 

Anyway ... Seeresvelvet is now gone, a memory healing quickly.  What remains is RiverSoaker, softened by time & still motivated by dreams, i.e velvetdreams.  I like her alot.  Though sometimes kinda airheaded, she is the best of a survivor, not hard or bitter, but fantasically feminine.  She is also a bulldog of tenacity in support of her kids, in pursuit of her career (which sometimes seems to elude her), but ever the optomist, she continues to climb, one step at time.  When she grows weary looking at the climb before her, she is learning to turn and see how far she has already come. 

Thanks to those of you who help me see ...

*Pics are the beautiful Allegheny River, taken from the trail that follows her pathway into the city of Pittsburgh.