Spring into summer!
May was a crowded month for me, so it seemed like “all of a sudden” it was June and I still hadn’t written my blog. My ideas were channeled elsewhere. Even worse, I just noticed that the same thing is happening now, halfway through June. Spring is about to become summer. Again! And, so, in my present planning I am looking at fall, then winter, and then spring again. I’m chasing my tail, and this process seems to be going faster and faster. And I can only hang on tighter and tighter.
Slowing down is not easy. Unless something happens and you are no longer here. Then, of course, there is no scheduling, no deadlines, and no days or weeks or months crowding together. Everything just stops. Then what? It is very difficult to think of your own mortality when you are wound up tightly and stressed to the max. So these thoughts get shoved farther and farther down the ever present list. Then what? We keep up our insane schedules as usual and ignore the inevitable. Bury our collective heads in the sand.
How about a compromise? A little of this and a little of that. This sounds good and it works for a while, but then we tend to slip right back into our well-practiced and now ingrained routines. How about retirement? I’ve heard rumors of this and the effects of getting even busier, or conversely bored or just slipping away. Personally, I would rather keep doing what I am doing until I drop in my tracks. Boredom is not my style. So what is the take-away from this sobering train of thought?
No matter how busy you are, it is better to move forward rather than stand still. Especially since the rest of the world does not stand still. Forward may mean inches or feet or yards or miles, but forward is definitely the answer. Life in this way is a lot like music. Music always moves forward. It has no choice. It exists in time and space. If it stops it is no longer music but silence. What a horrible thought!
So listen! And live! And when the music stops at least you can say “I was never bored.” And this is just about as close to experiencing happiness as is possible in this lifetime. Doing what you like. Following your passion. So move forward and listen.
“Don’t worry, be happy!” Thanks, Bobby. RIP…