Yesterday was a beautiful day here in the hills. a warm day, but not too hot, sunny, breezy, with the redbuds and dogwoods in bloom, preparatory to a full blown explosion of life on the mountainsides.
So, I hopped in the car and took off for a look-see ride, and to venture forth into civilization to pick up some groceries. Driving down the road, I rolled down the windows to pick up a breeze and cranked up the radio to pick up some vibes.
For just a few minutes, I was 17 years old again with a vast constellation of possibilities before me to choose from, and all of life ahead of me instead of in the rearview mirror.
Back then, I made my choices, a precarious path through a sea of possibility... and here we are, today, in the here and now living with the results of those choices.
Back in the day, some songs had a particular meaning, they said something to me, but I had no real idea of what that something might be. Now, several decades on and in review, I'm old enough to see what that something was.
"Peace of Mind" is not a matter of what life throws at you, it's all a matter of how you react to, how you receive and handle what it tries to take your head off with.
"Life" is what happens in those vast spaces of time when you are waiting on something to happen. In the end, it's the little things that matter, not the great big ones you invested so much in searching for. It's all about the journey, never about the destination.
When all s said and done, there's still more to come. It's never "all said and done" until they throw that first shovelful of dirt into your face, and maybe not even then. Celebrate where you've been and what you've done, whether big or small. It's a life lived, and worthy of the party.
That's all for today's ruminations.
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So, I hopped in the car and took off for a look-see ride, and to venture forth into civilization to pick up some groceries. Driving down the road, I rolled down the windows to pick up a breeze and cranked up the radio to pick up some vibes.
For just a few minutes, I was 17 years old again with a vast constellation of possibilities before me to choose from, and all of life ahead of me instead of in the rearview mirror.
Back then, I made my choices, a precarious path through a sea of possibility... and here we are, today, in the here and now living with the results of those choices.
Back in the day, some songs had a particular meaning, they said something to me, but I had no real idea of what that something might be. Now, several decades on and in review, I'm old enough to see what that something was.
"Peace of Mind" is not a matter of what life throws at you, it's all a matter of how you react to, how you receive and handle what it tries to take your head off with.
"Life" is what happens in those vast spaces of time when you are waiting on something to happen. In the end, it's the little things that matter, not the great big ones you invested so much in searching for. It's all about the journey, never about the destination.
When all s said and done, there's still more to come. It's never "all said and done" until they throw that first shovelful of dirt into your face, and maybe not even then. Celebrate where you've been and what you've done, whether big or small. It's a life lived, and worthy of the party.
That's all for today's ruminations.
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