So it may surprise you to know that today is my birthday. Yes the conductor of The Inspiration Engine
is turning one year older. I like to
think of it as turning one year better.
Now to be honest, I don’t really pay too much attention to
birthdays. It’s not that I don’t care
about them; it’s just that to me, a lot of times, it seems repetitive and
arbitrary. However, there is a certain
value in reflecting on the past year and seeing if you’ve managed to improve,
learn, better yourself, and continue to drive toward the goals of your life
mission. So in that regard, birthdays
are a great thing.
On a personal level I can say that I’m doing pretty well. Now I’d like to bitch about little things,
stuff that irritates me, and stuff that continually hounds me even despite my
best efforts to irradiate them from my life. And trust me, I’ve got some monsters. Well,
such is life I suppose. But I’m not
lacking for simple needs and compared to most of the world I’m doing pretty
damn well. I can say there are some
things I’ve tried over the last year that have not been very successful,
although I’ve had a few successes to counteract the negative. And I like and need to focus on the positive,
as most of you should too. Some of the
most impressive and personally rewarding goals include finishing my thesis and
graduating with a master’s degree, taking an acting class (which was hella
fun), starting to play the saxophone, continuing to write on my novel, This
Blog; actually the list goes on. To be
clear, I’m not bragging. So why am I
telling you this? Because your list should go on and on too.
I look at life like an unfinished book.
Each day adds a page to a certain chapter. And I guess each birthday can
mark a new chapter. Each chapter should
be as full of detail and amazing experiences as possible. Now I know each page can’t be an adventure
story, but it would be great if each chapter was. At the end of my life, I want to look back at
my ‘book’ and see that it’s a gigantic story, written not just in one book, but
volumes of books. You can’t get that
kind of narrative from sitting on the couch and wishing for ‘what if’ or ‘if
only’. So my birthday comes once a year
and I reflect on what I’ve done and what I will be doing, not ‘what if’ I did
something, or ‘if only’ I tried.
So, get out there and start writing your life’s story and make it a
long adventure!
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