Let’s see… Is this thing on?? What do I say with my 15 secs? To sum up a life in a few words…
I consider myself a very casual but often introspective person. I’m truly passionate towards pursuits I feel worthy and just as impassionate towards those I feel worthless. I suppose it’s called not sweating the small stuff.
I feel a new day is an opportunity to be better than the day before, so I don’t look back. All that I am is the result of all that I’ve been. I’ve been in some good relationships and I’ve been in some crappy ones. I’ve worked with some good companies and I’ve worked with some crappy one. Currently, and for the last 5 years, I’ve been self-employed. My business is a Small Business Technology Solutions firm. In other words we act as Creative and Technology resources for companies who don’t have the capable in-house talent. We develop websites, marketing collateral, branding, etc.
Being self employed has been one big roller coaster ride; some great highs and some dipping lows. It’s nothing like winning a big contract and actually seeing the rewards in your personal bank account. On the other hand when you lose a contract you feel the reverse effect. It’s never a dull moment and I can’t imagine it any other way. Even looking at cubicles gives me hives now; seriously.
I enjoy the simple pleasures and sometimes the not so simple. I’ve heard money can’t solve all your problems and this is true, but it sure can make problems a lot easier to live with. I can bet Dave Chappel flying to South Africa on a whim to get a way from it all sure beats buying a bottle of the cheapest vodka and turning the ringer off. But I digress… the simple pleasures… such as laying out on the beach, the mere sight of a beautiful woman, family gatherings, anything chocolate, bumping into old friends, renting movies, shooting pool, thunder storms, museums, live music, Ipod music, sleeping in late, going to bed early, being called “daddyâ€, working in the lawn, making my parents proud, and turning a blank canvas into my thoughts.
Then the not so simple pleasures; traveling, fine dining, luxury hotels, seeing something I want and getting it, massages, popular concerts, healing the sick, feeding the poor, solving the global warming dilemma (ok, I’m just shooting in the wind now). But I seriously feel my life serves a purpose beyond the immediate. I’ll revisit this 20years from now and see where I am.
In conclusion, the plan I set up for myself as a child hasn’t changed much, but this is about as far as I’ve vision. I’ve always wanted to be a dad and I consider that the greatest part of me and also my greatest challenge. In a world seeming to be going to crap, how do you protect them? One of these days/weeks/months/years I’ll meet someone who blindsides me and I find myself thinking about them constantly. Then I’ll get to the point where I can’t imagine living without her in my life. At that point I’ll realize its time. Anyhow, if you’re still reading I hope I’ve at least entertained you for 15secs.
Words to Live By (According to ME):
Don’t take advice from idiots.
Surround yourself with positive people.
Travel somewhere you can’t drive.
Eat something that looks nasty.
Don’t waste today, chasing tomorrow.
Women don’t marry until 26, Men 30.
And finally…
If it looks like a skunk, smells like a skunk… it’s probably a SKUNK. Trust your instincts.
Keep Smilin
