Holes

Somebody recently shared this poem with me. It is very thought provoking. It's
Portia Nelson’s “There’s A Hole In My Sidewalk“

Chapter 1

I walk down the street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I fall in.
I am lost… I am helpless.
It isn’t my fault.
It takes forever to find a way out.

Chapter 2

I walk down the street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I pretend that I don’t see it.
I fall in again.
I can’t believe I am in this same place.
But, it isn’t my fault.
It still takes a long time to get out.

Chapter 3

I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I see it is there.
I still fall in … it’s a habit … but, my eyes are open.
I know where I am.
It is my fault.
I get out immediately.

Chapter 4

I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I walk around it.

Chapter 5

I walk down another street.

I also liked another quote by the author: “I don’t know what I want sometimes, but I know that I want to know what I want.”

Just me trying to figure my life out.

But you know, life is good. I can see God's hand in my life and I know that everything is going to be okay.

I've had some good personal things happen in my world of music. I think I'm going to be okay there. I can do this. I can get on stage and be a musician. Nobody is forcing me to do this. I like playing music. I like losing myself in the music; it's the only way I can do it now.

Feelings, Whoa, Whoa, Whoa Feelings...

I really hated that song. But anyway, I read a good quote from another blog recently about feelings that really hit home.

Here is perhaps the best advice my mother ever gave me: "Never tell yourself 'I shouldn't be feeling this way.'" Feelings are feelings. That's what they're there for. (It's actions that get us in trouble.) We can't help feelings, and we shouldn't try to. They may not always be positive, or pleasant, but they can give us lots of useful information, and they are, no matter what, part of who we are. L Harris

I Want

I've done without for many, many years. Just how long have iPods been around anyway?

But now, now I want one. I want the new 4th generation iPod Nano, in blue. It's a better design, it has more gig for the money, and it's environmentally more friendly.

I can wish, can't I?