As Ernestine Anderson says on “Live at the Alley Cat”, the older you get the more you know what to do with your time. Or Jack Sheldon with Bill Berry at the Concord Pavilion explaining how to be your own best friend. Our minds are often our worst enemy. I have learned that enjoying a meal with wine, reading, writing, going for a walk, enjoying someone’s company is enough. I don’t have to solve a problem or write a novel every day. Or even make sure my socks are sorted. I’ve never liked the song “My Way”, but one sentiment I agree with is not living with regrets. I’ve also long held that worrying does not change anything.
Every few days I go back thru my email that I use for subscriptions, throw out all the junk, and then keep all the stuff I have to read. Then a few days later I say, oh hell I’ll never read all of this stuff, and proceed to trash most of it. I figure if I lived this long without all this “knowledge” there’s a good chance I’ll keep living without it. However, your posts always make the cut Bret! Keep writing and I promise I’ll keep reading…..eventually.
As Ernestine Anderson says on “Live at the Alley Cat”, the older you get the more you know what to do with your time. Or Jack Sheldon with Bill Berry at the Concord Pavilion explaining how to be your own best friend. Our minds are often our worst enemy. I have learned that enjoying a meal with wine, reading, writing, going for a walk, enjoying someone’s company is enough. I don’t have to solve a problem or write a novel every day. Or even make sure my socks are sorted. I’ve never liked the song “My Way”, but one sentiment I agree with is not living with regrets. I’ve also long held that worrying does not change anything.
Yes, good advice. As always, I appreciate your creative use of metaphor. Just watching the wheels spinning, helps me a lot!
Every few days I go back thru my email that I use for subscriptions, throw out all the junk, and then keep all the stuff I have to read. Then a few days later I say, oh hell I’ll never read all of this stuff, and proceed to trash most of it. I figure if I lived this long without all this “knowledge” there’s a good chance I’ll keep living without it. However, your posts always make the cut Bret! Keep writing and I promise I’ll keep reading…..eventually.