Biographies do a great job of showing the progression through someone’s life. Many times, it makes every decision seem purposeful and thought out. Obviously, as everyone who has ever lived knows, this is not the case. A good example of this in the Ben Franklin (Isaacson) bio that I’m reading is that Ben went to England for work. It was meant to take a few months, which turned into 5 and then a second stint of 10 years later on. Reminds me of my move to Seattle for college for four years and subsequent return for another four.
The only certainty is that nothing in life is truly certain. One of the things I hope this blog leads to is my own awareness of the present moment and potentially a forum for discussion so that the future can be bent in our favor. Of course, we don’t always know what’s best for us. So even if everything went according to plan, you might be settling.
The important thing isn’t to have to firm of expectations, maybe just some hopeful optimism to keep you motivated and working for the best results and realist pessimism to make sure you always have at least one contingency plan that you’re comfortable because you KNOW something will go wrong.
Perhaps no one is reading, but at least I’m codifying it for myself. Every day, as I build this writing habit, I’m one step closer to a potential find of an interested reader, someone to discuss things with, a creative opportunity, or beyond. Nothing bad can come out trying (unless I write something completely distasteful) and unless I’m stubborn, only learning will come of failure.
Here’s to improving — come along the journey with me.
Cheers.