Savor the Moments
Saturday, 6/3/23
Hello, Everyone!
Have you ever had a wicked good time on Halloween as a kid, eaten loads and loads of candy, only to regret the decision and almost Halloween itself? Or, how about going away on vacation to somewhere sincerely awesome and then coming home to your cubical in a dead-end job with no career prospects whatsoever? What about signing up for a class with a cool name in high school or college, but the teacher/professor was as boring as a bag of woodchips (I tried to think of something…in a bag…that was REALLY boring 😊 )
Like a prairie fire fueled by an underground methane deposit, pink eye has ravaged our household for the last 1 ½ weeks. On top of seeming to cry for a week straight, I also developed some virus that really LOOKED like COVID but apparently wasn’t according to our tests. Why are there wannabe viruses AND the real thing going around? Can’t they just stop vying for one another’s turf already? As you can probably guess, I’ve had some time to think about what to blog about next after my character interviews…and more time to think…more time…
It's hard to bounce back from such a fun, creativity-driven blog series as the character interviews I just did! I feel like Harry from “Harry and the Hendersons”…what do I do now?!?!
But I also LOVED writing the interviews. They were like Halloween AND getting a ton of candy. Yes, I got sick afterward (see what I did there?!), but it was totally worth dressing up like sexy Mulder.
Was going on that trip worth it to come home to that boring office job in, most likely, a dust/mold infested basement at a local university? Of course, because letting go and trying new things is how we grow as PEOPLE but also as WRITERS.
Finally, was taking that class from THAT boring instructor worth it? Well, I did learn a lot about Contemporary Native American issues, many which I don’t remember now. But one thing that will stick with me: before and after class I walked with my future wife who happened to be taking a class at the same time in the same building. We weren’t dating then, but it was coming, soon enough 😍
Let’s make a pact (put that knife away! I said no last time!): even if something feels too good in the moment and you dread things will go back the way they were anyway, try to savor the time you have. We have one life, maybe one opportunity to try most things, so don’t stress about the before and after if you can. Appreciate those moments and take inspiration from them. You never know when you’ll meet your next sexy Mulder.
And, just like that, I shifted into “comedic writing!” Life is grand, isn’t it?! 👏👏👏👏👏