PAIN

Woke this morning with a reminder of how miserable life is.

I think of the Nietzsche quote "That which does not kill us makes us stronger". I put that in bold because it is a powerful quote and means a lot to me. When I get out of bed and the feeling of a hot poker going through my foot hits me like a 10lbs. sledge. First instinctual thought is to quit, curl up in the corner and ask 'why me'. Then I realize I have been through this and survived, I am stronger from the first experience. I persevere knowing I must put the pain aside if I want to succeed whether is psychological or physical. I have noticed the more I learn to endure the less patience I have for those who do not.

Blind leading the blind

If you live your life with blinders on its your own fault. Questioning things you see and hear is just a smart way to live. The media's purpose is not to lead you down the safest and most prosperous path. Their purpose is to make money.
You do not have to be a wolf, but you certainly do not need to be a sheep.

Winter of little discontent

So far this winter seems mild, perhaps because it has been dry. This I am happy with as winter is my least favorite season. The cold unforgiving weather combined with short daylight periods brings depressive feelings. I enjoy the outdoors exploring, enjoying nature, building things and old man winter is holding me back. I just read of an actual clinical name for these feelings seasonal affective disorder (SAD). Silly, but I guess we gotta call it something.

A couple days ago we a had a shift in the weather pattern with an unseasonably warm day. As I laid on the lake front beach feeling the warmth of the sun upon my face a calm propagates. I felt my soul warm and almost glow with anticipation for more life. It was good, I was happy. Not long after this moment of solitude the sky darkened, temperature dropped and psyche diminished to the cold hard cave it crawled out of.

First

At this moment I am creating my first entry to the Imaginative Musings blog. I have a grandiose mantra with which to construct this blog. If this plan works out, the ones who persevered with me on this journey may be greatly rewarded. The kind of reward one gets if they survive a car crash but lose their legs.
Stay tuned, more mindless drivel to come!