#66 “I spent my whole life not knowing what I want out of it, just chasing my tail. Now for the first time I know exactly what I want and who… that’s the damnable misery of it.” Wyatt Earp - Tombstone 1993
Having what we want, or presuming what we think we want, is like throwing a rock in a river. You think you can throw it across the creek, yet, your depth perception plays tricks on you. If we know what we want; why is it so hard to get it? As life throws at us this self fulfilling prophecy; where we see ourselves in our ideal roles in the future; why does it take a jump start each day to get us going?
Is routine killing us?
I battle the time it takes to get to where I want to go. I battle the time it takes to learn with patience. I battle the temptation to be someones hero. But, yet… I don’t battle the routine to make things happen. Why do we, as people, get caught up in life, as routine? Do you like your routine? Do you like knowing you are predictable? As each day takes that different turn, is it safe to assume that our goal to get what we want is just a few more steps away?
I don’t want to not know what my future entails; I want to know what I need to do now to make sure I don’t miss out on the future.
When people pass away we remember them for who they were, not who they are. When people win at something, we think of them as champions; not struggling, intelligent competitive souls that pushed themselves so hard to win. When people lose, we say they didn’t try hard enough; they weren’t talented. If life, culture, and existence is teaching us to be unique and individualistic; why does our happiness, success and future involve sharing it with people we surround ourselves with?
Life’s little plan is to make big things out of people. Are you making big things out of yourself?
We can’t fight fear with fright. We can’t battle a competitor without will. We must learn to take people for who they are not what they think they want to be. Remember that each day something does come full circle. Something does give you that “aha” moment we all know we’ve experienced. Its our chance to be alive; don’t mark your grave too quickly. Don’t check things off your list too quickly. Add those things you said you’d never accomplish, because you know what… it might just happen.
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