i coulda been...

yeah, sometimes we get bogged down with all of these responsibilities... like work, kids... and it's so easy to forget about ourselves. i had a few long days this week, for work. a big chunk of the time was commuting. for 3 days straight i spent 4 hours in the car each day, stuck in traffic. it was unavoidable. i usually enjoy short trips in the car, for i can be alone with my thoughts and my tunes. but in traffic... well, i started to think about all the cool things i could be doing, instead of sitting in traffic...

- i could be writing in my journal
- i could be playing my guitar
- i could be playing 'go fish' with my kid
- i could be drawing upon one of my sources of inspiration
- i could be going for a walk in the woods
- i could be riding my bike
- i could be drawing
- i could be interacting with like-minded souls
- i could be lying on the grass staring up at the clouds
- i could be blogging
- i could be taking photographs
- i could be writing a poem, or a song
- i could be kissing
- i could be reminiscing
- i could be writing a letter
- i could be sleeping
- i could be waking up
- i could be making love
- i could be reading
- etc. etc. etc.

you get the message...

i've been thinking about inspiration, passion and courage. what makes the great people great? they have the courage to do things, and to make mistakes. that courage comes from a passion for what they do. i'm seeking that courage. i'm seeking the passion. and i'm finding inspiration all over the place. in the sky, the trees, the flowers. in people i meet. in places i go. inspiration is all over. thank you.... the only place i don't feel inspiration is work.... but that's for a different day.

final thoughts...

- what's up with the others?
- i'm going camping tomorrow for the long weekend... send your warm, dry weather thoughts up this way, please!
- is it wrong that sometimes, all i feel like doing is lying down in my bed with my journal and writing mindless words that no one may ever read?
- i'm wondering if you will read this entry...