Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome.
- Booker T. Washington (1856 - 1915)
We meet again 3 AM. Here we are, facing the inevitable question, why am I still awake? Only to receive the same *shrug* that I always give. Now... whereas my previous blogs have been, weird, random, and from what I've heard, depressing, I'm gonna change it up a bit. We'll start with a nice change of pace into a happy area, then I'll mosey on down to something that might make you think a bit, or at least give you some more insight into me.
I just recently finished acting in a play, recently being... Today (yesterday... whatever). It was The Lion, Witch, and The Wardrobe. I had a lot more fun than I thought I would, which I really mean in the nicest way possible of course. I didn't expect a bad time, but with my outside struggles in my life, and trying to negotiate time for the play with the craziness that happened, I'm a little bummed out I hadn't had made it to more rehearsals. Needless to say, the 3 performances we had were awesome. Everyone pulled their acting butt together and the show came out pretty friggin' awesome. Granted, it was my first live stage production, but still, good times were had. The play was done mainly for little kids as a step towards helping with illiteracy. The kids would read the book over the past couple of months, and then be invited to sit and watch the production. One of the coolest parts for me was at the end of the show, we gave autographs. And to see these little children shyly ask for your autograph, was just a humbling experience, and reminded me of the innocence that waved bye bye to me awhile ago.
Not to discredit anyone or anything about the play, but I'll admit that my own narcissistic tendencies came out and I was very much enjoying the laughter that I caused from my acting, as well the attention that was delivered. Whereas I thought I might not want to do a stage production again for various reasons, I actually think that the reward is quite enjoyable, and wouldn't mind doing another one somewhere else. Plus, it helps that all the people in the play were really awesome and fun to joke around with. It most definitely a great change of pace for me, and was very much needed. If you missed it, and it was because... well, you just didn't want to go, then you suck, but for the very few people that made it out to see me, you're awesome and I owe you a big hug... cause that's all the payment I can afford at the moment.
Now the other part I wanted to talk about was the quote at the top, here, I'll post it again,
Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome.
- Booker T. Washington (1856 - 1915)
I believe that everyone experiences their own turmoil and obstacles and grow and learn from those situations on their own time in their own way. Sometimes doing their best to ignore the problems, but always ending up having to battle it and figure it out eventually. I also believe that it's best NOT to compare to other people. My obstacles are mine, mine alone. Nobody else experiences what I'm experiencing, nobody else knows exactly what's going on. Sure, there's people that can identify with me, the feelings, frustrations and a few thoughts might be the same. But it still remains my own war that I must win. Sometimes I've noticed that while talking to other people, they might have a really bad experiences in their life that don't even equal to mine. Plenty of things come to mind, and many of those things I remain to be incredibly thankful for. I still have a roof over my head, I have a great family and amazing friends, and my health, for the most part, is good. I'm not sick or dying. I'm very capable of running and walking. With that all said, I'd like to actually focus on the quote here. I've always thought, in regards to just me, that to be successful in life, I had to gain some level of financial stature or socially accepted property. Because of that thought, I've consistently belittled my own achievements, never giving credit to any of them, let alone acknowledge that I actually did something. But this quote destroys that theory. Some of the experiences and situations I've dealt with were tough for me. I emphasize "me" because that's the truth. Those obstacles, that might seem so simple and easy for other people, was not for me, and some continue to this day to be difficult, but the war is not over till the battles have all been won. Side note: I apologize for the military references, it's due to a stupid Facebook strategy game. I guess what I'm saying is that this quote, in one quick simple way, helped me realize just how jacked up my thoughts have been.
Plus, someone said something today that helped me realize that there is more to this obstacle thing. It always gets worse before it gets better. That sounds real pessamistic, but honestly, I don't think it is. If you're at your lowest, then things can ONLY get better right? If you are really sick, the worst feeling you get at the peek of the sickness is just your body fighting it hardcore, doing it's best to gain the upper hand.
Last point:
I've also realized that I'm in a "learning phase." One of the coolest things about life is that you can make it whatever you want it to be. If I wanted to, I could just get up, empty my bank account and just drive somewhere else and start over, completely. Of course that would be insane given the people and responsibilities I have, but still. The idea that even at 65 or even 80, if I wanted to learn something, I could do it... just because I wanted to. There are so many open opportunities for learning things it's ridiculous. I just like the idea of being able to still have that chance. Of course... responsibilities come into play; bills mainly, but I suppose for other people it would include house, car, family, career, ect.
I think I'm rambling now and not making much sense, and since I've been writing for about 30 min, I should probably stop.
Guess I'll try and sleep now.
Footnote (cause I don't like PS)
I miss _____
- Booker T. Washington (1856 - 1915)
We meet again 3 AM. Here we are, facing the inevitable question, why am I still awake? Only to receive the same *shrug* that I always give. Now... whereas my previous blogs have been, weird, random, and from what I've heard, depressing, I'm gonna change it up a bit. We'll start with a nice change of pace into a happy area, then I'll mosey on down to something that might make you think a bit, or at least give you some more insight into me.
I just recently finished acting in a play, recently being... Today (yesterday... whatever). It was The Lion, Witch, and The Wardrobe. I had a lot more fun than I thought I would, which I really mean in the nicest way possible of course. I didn't expect a bad time, but with my outside struggles in my life, and trying to negotiate time for the play with the craziness that happened, I'm a little bummed out I hadn't had made it to more rehearsals. Needless to say, the 3 performances we had were awesome. Everyone pulled their acting butt together and the show came out pretty friggin' awesome. Granted, it was my first live stage production, but still, good times were had. The play was done mainly for little kids as a step towards helping with illiteracy. The kids would read the book over the past couple of months, and then be invited to sit and watch the production. One of the coolest parts for me was at the end of the show, we gave autographs. And to see these little children shyly ask for your autograph, was just a humbling experience, and reminded me of the innocence that waved bye bye to me awhile ago.
Not to discredit anyone or anything about the play, but I'll admit that my own narcissistic tendencies came out and I was very much enjoying the laughter that I caused from my acting, as well the attention that was delivered. Whereas I thought I might not want to do a stage production again for various reasons, I actually think that the reward is quite enjoyable, and wouldn't mind doing another one somewhere else. Plus, it helps that all the people in the play were really awesome and fun to joke around with. It most definitely a great change of pace for me, and was very much needed. If you missed it, and it was because... well, you just didn't want to go, then you suck, but for the very few people that made it out to see me, you're awesome and I owe you a big hug... cause that's all the payment I can afford at the moment.
Now the other part I wanted to talk about was the quote at the top, here, I'll post it again,
Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome.
- Booker T. Washington (1856 - 1915)
I believe that everyone experiences their own turmoil and obstacles and grow and learn from those situations on their own time in their own way. Sometimes doing their best to ignore the problems, but always ending up having to battle it and figure it out eventually. I also believe that it's best NOT to compare to other people. My obstacles are mine, mine alone. Nobody else experiences what I'm experiencing, nobody else knows exactly what's going on. Sure, there's people that can identify with me, the feelings, frustrations and a few thoughts might be the same. But it still remains my own war that I must win. Sometimes I've noticed that while talking to other people, they might have a really bad experiences in their life that don't even equal to mine. Plenty of things come to mind, and many of those things I remain to be incredibly thankful for. I still have a roof over my head, I have a great family and amazing friends, and my health, for the most part, is good. I'm not sick or dying. I'm very capable of running and walking. With that all said, I'd like to actually focus on the quote here. I've always thought, in regards to just me, that to be successful in life, I had to gain some level of financial stature or socially accepted property. Because of that thought, I've consistently belittled my own achievements, never giving credit to any of them, let alone acknowledge that I actually did something. But this quote destroys that theory. Some of the experiences and situations I've dealt with were tough for me. I emphasize "me" because that's the truth. Those obstacles, that might seem so simple and easy for other people, was not for me, and some continue to this day to be difficult, but the war is not over till the battles have all been won. Side note: I apologize for the military references, it's due to a stupid Facebook strategy game. I guess what I'm saying is that this quote, in one quick simple way, helped me realize just how jacked up my thoughts have been.
Plus, someone said something today that helped me realize that there is more to this obstacle thing. It always gets worse before it gets better. That sounds real pessamistic, but honestly, I don't think it is. If you're at your lowest, then things can ONLY get better right? If you are really sick, the worst feeling you get at the peek of the sickness is just your body fighting it hardcore, doing it's best to gain the upper hand.
Last point:
I've also realized that I'm in a "learning phase." One of the coolest things about life is that you can make it whatever you want it to be. If I wanted to, I could just get up, empty my bank account and just drive somewhere else and start over, completely. Of course that would be insane given the people and responsibilities I have, but still. The idea that even at 65 or even 80, if I wanted to learn something, I could do it... just because I wanted to. There are so many open opportunities for learning things it's ridiculous. I just like the idea of being able to still have that chance. Of course... responsibilities come into play; bills mainly, but I suppose for other people it would include house, car, family, career, ect.
I think I'm rambling now and not making much sense, and since I've been writing for about 30 min, I should probably stop.
Guess I'll try and sleep now.
Footnote (cause I don't like PS)
I miss _____
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