I find myself with a cold this week - my mom out in California has it too, so I guess it's going around.

It's an opportunity in a few ways. The first way might be peculiar to me. I discovered that our dojo is strong enough - has enough teachers and staff - that I can actually take a sick day instead of dragging around the school looking and sounding terrible. So that's a big sign of success to me, and very comforting. In fact, some things get done better when I'm not hear - always an important lesson to the founders of any organization.

The second opportunity is true for all of us. When we heed the call of illness, things slow down a little bit. There is time to think, to reflect on the blessing of being alive. We can be pleased that we aren't more sick (or dead), and we can be pleased that we have experienced being healthier than the illness we are experiencing. We can also take some time to do those little things around the house that we are normally too busy for. As I'm feeling a little better today, the blessing of my usual vibrancy, clarity, and intelligence is all the more evident. Getting back to normal will feel so good.

The third opportunity is that I got to work on www.madpropits.com some more. That site continues to grow - we've grown by 333% in the first week of the closed beta. :) Thomas and I rolled out some additional features yesterday which make it a lot more interesting. Keep your eye on that, because it's going to change everything. In fact, you might check out the blog there at propits.blogspot.com for news on just how ninja of a concept that really is.

In the meanwhile, as I often say, good health!