Six Thoughts I Just Had
Six Thoughts I Just Had
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1.
Waking up fresh on a Sunday is lovely. Truly gorgeous, like. It should always be like this but it isn’t. Maybe that’s why it feels so good, because it’s not guaranteed. It can’t be depended upon. So when it comes around, clean head and soul of a Sunday morning, it’s class.
2.
My life is becoming more structured. I am more depended on. Which is a little scary. Because for most of creative career it has just been me, waving my own flag in the wind. But now it is schedules and dates and responsibility. None of which is bad, just new. No one tells you everything you ever wanted might actually scare the fuck out of you.
3.
It has been a wonderfully long time since I’ve felt lonely, and that is something to be noted.
4.
I think I’m more like an adult now. Moving in the shape of an adult. Feeling comfortable in it. I’ve always done adult things, shared my weight of the loads, did my part. But it all felt a bit like a performance. Now it feels more like who I am. Dependable rather than hoping to be.
5.
Ned made friends with another dog on the beach on Saturday morning. He literally jumped into the air a little bit when they found each other. That was nice.
6.
There is more good than bad in everything except for streaming services. In this world there is far more good than bad. Good just tends to keep quiet and bad loves being loud. We just need to match its volume and we’ll be overwhelmed by how much good there really is.