Into the Wild

I think one of the best things about getting older (...and digging down deep into who we really are) is how much we come to understand what's important and what isn't. Man, when we're young do we get it WRONG! I think I spent nearly a decade exhausted from trying to please everyone, force myself to fit into this box or that, and for what? At this stage of my life, I am acutely aware of what a fruitless endeavor THAT is! I feel like I've been hiding myself deep down while being bombarded by the expectations and labels of society. It's amazing to shed that crap like some oily skin, look at myself in a mirror, and see the whole truth of who I really am. It's a hoot discovering how silly I am underneath that pragmatic, sometimes prudish exterior!

So, I find myself on this wild road with my authentic self, and dang is it fun! Where I once thought my duty, my goals had all been attained, turns out there was a whole host of new stuff just waiting for me to uncover! Life is going to throw enough horrible things at us. We shouldn't waste time or make that journey more difficult by adding self-induced stumbling blocks to our path (...that is as much a reminder for me as it is a suggestion to anyone else). Whatever is up ahead for all of us, I hope you'll come with me into the wild...and even if we're just passing by en route, I will sincerely wish you a good journey wherever those wilds should take you!

"It's all messy,
the hair,
the bed,
the words,
the heart,
LIFE!" ~William Leal