So, Saddam, Ford and James Brown were all in a waiting room...
My year in review, three days late. I have an awful memory so, this could be difficult. I don't rember the year with much clarity, so it's hard for me to sit back and evaluate purely on events and specific times. Dragon's post got me thinking about how I've changed this year.
Well, let's start with the negatives, that way we can work our way up to a happy ending for this post. I feel older. Stop laughing. I know I'm only 28, but I do feel much older this year. My body pays a higher toll for physical action these days. You want to feel old? Try following your 3 and 4 year-old boys as they run, jump abd pummell eachother with rotten tommatoes. Or, try sliding down the steps with them. I garauntee, you'll be in traction for 6 months.
Secondly, I believe my brain has started to harden into an imovable stone. I find that I am less apt to readily accept change of any kind.
And last, I think that I have lost some of my edge. I am not so determined to prove myself anymore. This in turn can lead to laziness pretty dern' quick Homie Klaus.
Now for the good stuff. I feel that on many levels I have changed for the better this year. Many of the positive are just the flip-side of the negatives.
First, I feel older. Much of my insecurities have left. I find that I have much more confidence and am less likely to doubt myself.
Second, I think my brain is hardening. Many of the issues that would cloud my mind have reached a certain clarity. Much of the background noise has faded. I am left with some pretty solid beliefs about God, Family, and morality. I just had to put them to test for a couple years.
Third, I've lost some of my edge. I have learned how to be a better friend and not be so, well, prickly. I am learning the meaning of such phrases as "Pick your battle" or "Is this a hill worth dying on?".
Fourth, I have found my creative release. This year I started blogging, started doing a radio show, discovered a love of photography, and re-dicovered a passion for the guitar.
Fifth, I done' got me a daughter!!! Nuff Said.
Things to work on for 07?..
Well, I could stand to be a little more romantic with my wife. I also think I could learn to not talk so much!
posted by HazMatt @ 9:06 PM
2 Comments:
gettin' old? i've had one of those japanese style platform beds for like 5 years but it seems like the day i turned 30, all of a sudden it was impossible to get out of it in the morning.
That's old. But for a 28 year old, your life is full and blessed, brotha, which means you still have plenty time to enjoy it all. Good stuff.
If your wife heard last weeks show you had better get REAL romantic after all that stuff with Rage MD!
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