What You Can Count On

my computer stopped working.  it turns out that the problem was easily 

solved with a visit to the apple genius.  but in the quiet of my own home

i found that my photos were not there and i have a lot of photos that are precious to me.  

i am trying to keep a low grade panic at bay.  i have to consult again with a technician 

to help me with this problem.  on the days when technology works, it makes life seemingly

easier and i wonder if how i manage without it. .  on the inevitable 

break down days... that's another story.  i count on my computer, phone and

other electronic devices to work.  i started to think about what it is that i can 

count on, who it is i can count on, whether interdependence and independence 

are mutually exclusive.  i came back to the basic thought that i can count on myself,

i can count on key people and i can count on change.  there was a time when

i thought it important to do things myself, to not count on others for help. i thought 

that made me a strong person.    but i don't want to be a lone island. 

 i like the richness that comes with having 

people in my life.  to share, to relate, to laugh, to create with.

it might be simplistic but i think that covers it.