I'm just going to start writing here, and see where it takes me.. 

 

Today I:

 

Woke up with my four month old daughter snuggled up to me for warmth,

went to the farmer's market,

discussed making mead (see former blogs) with the most prolific beekeeper in the area,

discussed going into business with two friends growing and selling gourmet edible mushrooms,

got asked to be a model for a gorgeous female artist (and accepted),

came one step closer to moving into my first actual house,

thought about my new job growing plants in a landscaping nursery,

tended my garden,

rode my new motorcycle,

nearly crashed on my new motorcycle,

ate dinner with my family,

am thankful for all the things which bring me to this point, right now.

 

There are so many things in a day, if you look for them, and if you appreciate them.  Even mundane events in your daily life can have utmost importance if they take you closer to your dreams and desires for bettering your life.

Think carefully about how the little things matter.

Do you lose patience with your loved ones for not relating to you, or do you simply allow them their opinions and let love flow from your center?

Even the most hopeless situation involves a choice.

 

If I had chosen to ride my bike faster today, I wouldn't have squealed tires for five seconds and stopped short of the car, I would have squealed tires for three seconds and gone through his back windshield.  But how could I have known that ahead of time?  Choices are made without thinking, and that is why sometimes we think we didn't make the choice.  Now, i have crashed before, and I KNOW how it feels.  So when I ride I am mindful of my experience while still enjoying the ride.

 

Don't take this as advice to dwell on the past.

 

Now is the only place to be.

 

Namaste

 

Steve.