Another blank page in front of a tired writer. I spent the day working on various computers and cellphones fixing them for family members. In my mind, I juggled words about health care. I’ve been reading a lot about health care recently and hope to write some good blog posts on the topic soon, but the words haven’t jelled as much as I would like, and I’m too tired to pull them together.

On the home front, I’ve lined up a couple good guests for Fiona’s Radio show in a few weeks, but this week was just another week of just Fiona and I talking. Like writing this blog, it is good discipline and practice to power through an assignment, even when the words are not flowing. In the end, Fiona and I had a fairly good show.

Other weeks, I’ve written my Monday Music post Sunday evening so I could simply post it when I get up on Monday morning and get on with my day, but even for that, I don’t have the energy right now. I will head into work on Monday. Fiona and Kim have the day off tomorrow and will go to an event at a local museum to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

Yes, I have dreams too. The big dreams right now are about people being treated with dignity and respect and having access to quality health care. Other dreams are about writing something that will touch people’s lives and helping others find their voices. Some of it might inspire people to work together to improve the quality of live available to everyone. Some of it is simply to touch people’s lives and given them the energy to keep on, not only when they’ve been to the mountain top, or have been imprisoned for their believes, but also through the day in and day out struggles to make each moment a little bit better.

Between the mountain tops are the valleys. Some valleys might be the valley of the shadow of death. Others may simply be valleys of tedium or fatigue. Today, I write from a valley of fatigue, believing that by powering on, I shall approach another mountain top soon enough. May you too, power through the difficult times, and take a moment to reflect on Martin Luther King, Jr’s life.