Friday, September 22, 2017
I Write My Daily Posts Because...
By: Donovan Baldwin
There wasn't going to be any musings and mutterings from me this morning.
There's a lot going on in my life that's sapping my creative juices, and, I "just didn't feel like it".
At least that's how the day started, but, being the being I am, I began musing about that, seeing if I could squeeze out some thoughts.
I write my morning thoughts because, despite still being half asleep, and fuzzy brained, it is at this time of day that I feel most able to BE genuinely and originally creative.
As my day wears on, everything, good and bad, becomes a pile of tangled thoughts and issues, leaving me tired and not too forward looking at end of day.
In fact, I tend to get downright pessimistic in the evening.
But, even when I don't feel "good" in the morning, I always feel as if I'm starting with somewhat of a clean slate. If I have learned anything in 72+ years of life, it's that almost nothing remains the same.
Good times, fun things, come to an end, but, so do most bad things.
Sooner or later, we usually get a chance to start over, with something resembling a clean slate. No analogy is perfect, no aphorism sums up all wisdom in a few words, no internet graphic is going to contain all the factors that make up a miracle, but, time can heal, and can provide new opportunities.
The trick is not just to take advantage of them, but to expect them.
There's a lot going on in my life that's sapping my creative juices, and, I "just didn't feel like it".
At least that's how the day started, but, being the being I am, I began musing about that, seeing if I could squeeze out some thoughts.
I write my morning thoughts because, despite still being half asleep, and fuzzy brained, it is at this time of day that I feel most able to BE genuinely and originally creative.
As my day wears on, everything, good and bad, becomes a pile of tangled thoughts and issues, leaving me tired and not too forward looking at end of day.
In fact, I tend to get downright pessimistic in the evening.
But, even when I don't feel "good" in the morning, I always feel as if I'm starting with somewhat of a clean slate. If I have learned anything in 72+ years of life, it's that almost nothing remains the same.
Good times, fun things, come to an end, but, so do most bad things.
Sooner or later, we usually get a chance to start over, with something resembling a clean slate. No analogy is perfect, no aphorism sums up all wisdom in a few words, no internet graphic is going to contain all the factors that make up a miracle, but, time can heal, and can provide new opportunities.
The trick is not just to take advantage of them, but to expect them.
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# posted by Donovan Baldwin @ 9:33 AM 
