we all have hobbies and pursuits and things we love spending our time on, and in most of those cases people around us have no idea why we are pursuing the things we enjoy. whether it's running or lifting weights or fishing or coaching, those activities dominate our experiences and daily lives.
when those experiences cross over into inspiration is where i get excited. reading about people who inspire others is one of my favorite pastimes, and i enjoy finding stories about folks who have changed their environments. like this family, whose passion for running is without peer. this is the kinda stuff that brings me joy:http://www.fergusfallsjournal.com/news/2010/aug/03/runnings-family/
i hunt high and low for these stories, and while they are easy to find not everybody gravitates to this kind of news. there is a market for it, i believe, and we should all start finding some good news to follow. i have had enough of politics and acrimony and nastiness.
i made a decision to leave all that garbage behind and do things differently. from now on, my goals are to find the silver linings in everything i can. with the beat-down world we live in, i know it will be hard. but it's attainable. i want it and i need it to make sense of things.
maybe i can change the environment around me in such a way where i build something long-lasting, maybe i will meet like-minded people who share my passions and joy, maybe i will find that thing that has eluded me for so long. who knows?
but here goes ...
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