Today I felt...inspired. I woke up this morning and tended to the sneezing and runny nose of my now five year old. 4:45am to be exact. In the 5 years since God lent her to me, she and I have grown quite close. More than the typical daddy-daughter relationship. As I tell her often, I feel like God took the best parts of me (and her mother) and made her. So much so that when she needs me in the middle of the night, we no longer exchange words. She has the confidence in my protection and spiritual attachment to her that she simply walks next to my bed and somehow I wake up, like clockwork. She gazes into my eyes with a sense of needing protection. I draw back the comforter and follow her to her room..no words exchanged. I grab tissue, as I can hear her sniffling as she slowly ganders down the hallway and back to her room. She leaps back in bed, without a second thought. I hold the tissue to her nose and she blows....it's clear, so no cold, perhaps just allergies. This repeats every 20 minutes for the next 3 hours.
It's now nearly 5pm on the east coast. Today I spent most of my time doing lawn work. I'm beginning to feel as though those are becoming my most inspirational moments in life. Not sure if it's irony or just a fact of life (cutting grass), but I often feel inspired while cutting the grass. This 2 hour endeavor used to be filled with Goodie Mob or Jay-Z in the headphones, to keep my adrenaline going. However lately, I've traded the 90's hip-hop for motivational speeches. I mean if you think about it, that's truly the most alone time I have in life right now. Those are the moments I can truly focus on me. The Youtube videos usually start off with Will Smith, then Denzel Washington. However, lately I've gotten more and more into Les Brown. He does a great job of speaking at the level of the audience. Denzel does as well, I guess. Will Smith challenges the mind and I can appreciate his style. I guess I get something different from each of them.
Today, will listening to Les Brown, he said something simple, yet profound. He said that if you have an idea you should write it down. As simple as it sounds, that's really a flaw of mine. His thought was that in a year's time, we generally have 3-4 thoughts that can be life changing. My flaw, help defined by my lack of blogging, is that while my mind has yet to lose it's creative luster, I have shunned the notion that qualified thought should be captured...and nurtured.
So here I am....pot of water in hand...seed planted.
Journey
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Waiting... :)
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