“The purpose of life is to FULLY live it.”-abk
The last two entries have been Debbie Downers. True, real life happenings along the journey, but Debbie Downers nonetheless. I feel like I am 99% recovered in most aspects, and 125% in many others.
So, to get the vibe back on track, what should we discuss today? Should we discuss my parents coming to town and my mom and me going tit for tat over spicy shrimp and grits? Should we discuss the bizarro snowstorm that dropped ten inches of snow on the Mississippi Gulf Coast? Should we discuss watching Boston Celtics god and my son’s favorite player Jayson Tatum drain a buzzer beater right in front of our eyes? Should we discuss my passing Level 2 of the PGA, aka getting closer to that elusive PhD in golf? Or maybe we should discuss the deer that jumped out in front of my car early Saturday morning, taking my Lexus sign and front left headlight with it?
(Maybe now you can see why my brain broke.)
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I’m as light and relaxed as I have ever been in my life. For the vast majority of my life, the above five recent happenings would have elicited any number of responses centered around fun, coolness, or annoyance, but little true emotion. As I’ve been meditating more and more and really paying attention to life, little glimpses have turned into real, full-fledged emotion, and, wait for it, I can hardly contain my excitement.
The guide along my recent journey asks the question, How many hours each day are you truly joyful? and that resonated with me. Happy? Maybe a couple. Joyful? Yikes. Ever an entire day?
So I went to work.
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Watching my mom sweat as she tried to finish those hot sauce infused shrimp and grits filled my belly with laughter. Watching the kids play in the snow and joining them myself was pure magic. Watching Tatum drain that buzzer beater and then watching my son watch Tatum filled me with unbridled joy. Submitting level 2, taking the test, and getting the Passed notification gave me relief, happiness, and pride.
And what about that pesky deer?
I love nature. I love animals. I would never want to hurt anything. But on the way to work about 5:45am Saturday morning, this joker jumped out of the woods and directly into the front of my car in the pitch black. This had never happened to me, so I didn’t know what to do. I was fine, the deer went flying, maybe my car would be fine? I pulled in to work and tried to open my door, and it would not open. I finally got out and surveyed the scene and oooff! No bueno. Historically, at a minimum, I would have been agitated all day. Saturday, I just laughed and laughed and laughed all day. When I told all of my peoples that a deer and I had a run in, they thought I had taken up hunting.
Me? Come on.
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I’m off to Texas next week, ready to go full throttle. Learning by day, playing by night, and meditating here, there, and everywhere.
Full throttle, but on the lookout for those crazy deer.
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Have a great week.-Benj
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