Look Up, Sis, Look Up

Sis, listen...Sometimes you have to raise your head up and look around.  I learned this yesterday.  While in Knoxville for work, I finally looked up and saw a mountain range o the horizon.  I questioned my coworker who is from the area and asked "Is that the Smokey Mountain?"  He answered "yes."  How could I be this close to this wonderfulness and not even  realize it?!  You may be thinking that this was my first time in East Tennessee.  It wasn't.  I've been in Knoxville a gazillion times and never looked up.  I never noticed the GREAT SMOKEY MOUNTAINS!  That was a sobering discovery.  

So what did I learn today?  Don't be so focused on the goal that you forget to appreciate the journey and the beauty around you.  Also don't be afraid to alter you plans because once we realized how close we were to the mountains, we had to go see them.  Trust me - the mountains are beautiful.  You should visit...