Sunrise Walks and Self-Reliance Committments

One of the characteristics of Self-Reliant people is they make and keep commitments, and report on their progress. We committed with having moved apartments that we would walk every week day morning. We completed our commitment for one more week. We have walked every morning Monday through Friday for three weeks now.

The sunrise has been red for several days, but today it was golden.  It created such a glorious view. There were those along the way who seemed to be seeking that few more minutes of sleep.

There is evidence of preparation for the coming holiday. This month is Khmer New Year. We know there are never not holidays in Cambodia! This is one that we expect will have the city very quite as most people return to their hometown to gather with family for this celebration. The calendar shows it will last three days, but we expect it to claim an entire week in the middle of the month. The sign across from the monument proclaims "Happy New Year!" This will be the third new year celebration in just over three months. No wonder we still see Christmas trees around town. We usually kept our tree up until New Year. They are just not sure which, so they might as well keep the tree up the whole year.

The office was very quiet today. Several of the men took one last fishing trip with a group of friends to the ocean. They said this will be the last before rainy season, and probably the last ocean trip for the year.