Riddle me this

So how long can you live in what you deem is not your real life until it in fact becomes your real life? I think Jake Freedom solved that particular riddle for me. He reminded me of some pretty important stuff.

Everything happens for a reason. Within each situation, there is an opportunity for growth–but only if you identify it, AND are willing to seize it. Challenges are merely opportunities. Will you play the victim and maintain the status quo, or will you work hard and dig yourself out? Will you welcome the invitation to grow, or will you shy away due to fear of the unknown?

And if there are not enough cliches and entendres in there, let me add this: accept your reality and if you don’t like it, get off your ass and do something to change it. Simple enough, no?

In a digression not at all profound, let me share this about what this real life of mine has become…I spent some time the other day wandering Home Depot. Yup, by myself. I was on a search for tin, mulch, and a carpet runner.

The tin is to go around the base of the tree to keep the squirrels from getting all the bird seed. Damn squirrels. The thing is, we really like to sit and watch all the different birds fly in and out of our little tranquil back yard. Who knew? Who knew I would sit outside with the camera, just waiting…waiting for some bird to stop by and grab a bite?

Mulch, pretty self-explanatory. Carpet runner…to keep the damn cat off the bed. 1/2 read somewhere that if you take a carpet runner, lay it “tack” side up, the cat won’t want to walk on it-thus theoretically keeping her from the places we don’t want her. Turns out we apparently have a cat with steel paw pads.

Anyway, my point of this is simple, I suddenly became very cognizant of the surreal nature of my current life versus previous (and not in a reincarnation way). And what struck me immediately after was…man, I have a good life. It’s simple, it’s way mellow, it has meaning, it’s mine…and I’m totally cool with it.