2010 New start?
Many say that 2010 is the year of new beginnings. In fact, many friends I’ve spoken to say that January 2010 has been the pinnacle month for making drastic changes in their life. Frankly, I think it’s all crap. The Gregorian calender was made in part to measure the movement of the celestial bodies, but I think it it a continuous reminder of how finite our lives really are (certainly by 1582 they realized that). In all, 2010 has no more importance than 1974 or 1312. I’m not a pessimist, but a realist: the time we have on this planet is short. You can either work, play, find a happy medium of both, or play while working. The latter is what this blog is all about. I have not changed anything in my life over the past 10 – 15 years (well, small changes sure) and this public display of what’s happening through my eyes is intended for my friends, family and anyone else keen on doing things differently in their lives. From skiing in Zermatt, Switzerland, to sipping Mersault on a wintry afternoon in France; from biking in Girona, Spain, to eating steamers and chowdah in Marblehead, MA, I hope that within these rambles you’ll find something interesting to entertain and advise. If you have any comments, don’t keep them to yourselves. Let me know what you think – all comments will be answered in due time, regardless of how finite time is.
Hey G, nice to see your blog up and running. Change. Well, I can see how so many want to change their lives. Perhaps they come to a realization that their chasing something that is an illusion; or someone else is trying to control their life; or they don’t have the spark that makes getting up in the morning as easy as Sunday morning. I was like that once. But when you overcome your fear of change, and know the end is almost certainly eternal nothingness, you find folks to play and work with, to grow with and to love. And you change. And it can be any day of the week! You may not have changed brother, but you changed me. Much love.
Cool D, thanks for coming along and checking this out. I guess I have changed a lot in 2010, I’ve taken on a lot more than I ever, ever thought I’d be able to. That’s party due to people like yourself who have had more confidence in me than I had in myself. Then, taking a step away from what I was doing, I could see what I was capable of. I agree with you: eternal nothingness in the end, so why not swing for the fences while you’re at bat? Let’s start swinging.