If I am not moving forward and improving then I am decaying. Nothing is static, I am growing or I am dying.
Wandering Oak
What we need now are instants so overwhelming, so irresistible, that the entire control system of regulated time melts beneath their scorching radiance. We adventurers should track these instants through the world as hunters track the most prized of prey.
Wandering Oak 
The way I see it, is that sometimes we have to do nothing but stand back and evaluate our lives. Like a painter physically distances himself and takes a few steps back when he looks at his painting to take it all in. Only when he stops the process of painting, can he truly critique his work. During these times, you aren’t growing or dying, but somewhere in the middle of it all.
Peter, I am so glad you made it to your destination. It was so nice meeting you and we wish you the very best in LA.
Ellen Cervone