In life I mean....I've missed the point of life. Maybe not as drastic as life (I've had my moments). Let me see if I can illustrate the theme of this post with a 'for instance'.
I always thought it would be cool to live where there were palm trees. Everyone likes palm trees. Everyone. When you see palm trees your close to the beach, theoretically. I moved to the beach in August 2009 and have lived within 12 miles of saltwater ever since. When I lived a few hundred yards from the beach In Panama City, I had a palm tree in my front yard. However the stoke of having a palm tree in my front yard wore off. I have royal palm trees everywhere I look in Miami. There are coconut trees everywhere.......everywhere, It doesn't matter. Where this is going is that when I was dreaming of palm trees, I was playing college baseball. When I was dreaming of college baseball I was in high school. I don't think I've ever been in the moment?
So this has got me thinking. Did I miss the point. I get that planning for the future is not bad, and if you have read my post about five year plans, I realize that the future can and will change. But that doesn't mean I should spend all my time thinking about what's in the future. But I don't have this problem of being super prepared.
In fact it's the opposite. I often let my mind wonder about the future and then not get anything done at all. If I can get to the point of focusing on what's at hand, the future will probably be a little brighter. I mean.... I really like my girlfriend. I really like coffee. I really kind of like Miami, even though I don't get waves as much as I would like. I really like a lot of things that are going on. And I really like where my life is going. I just have to make sure I don't let my future take my present away. I have to stop and notice the wind blowing though the palm trees.
~B
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