A Man and His Life and, Sometimes, His Wife
Spinning My Wheels
Have you ever started something with every intention of finishing it? You thought for sure that this would be the time you were able to do it. You thought that you were putting everything you had into it and you reach a point and look back and realize you have gotten nowhere. That is kind of what this last year has been for me.
Psych
Covid has made it hard to get out of the house the last year, but now that restrictions are being lifted most people will be out in public more. When you are out at a restaurant or at the mall with friends, how easily could you point to the nearest exit or to the nearest automated external defibrillator(AED)?
Childhood’s End
Think of the thing you liked doing most as a child. Do you still do that anymore? Why don’t you do it anymore? One of the things I always really enjoyed doing as a kid was building and tinkering with things. I was always taking things apart and I loved to build with legos and put Bionicles together. As I got older, there was a social pressure to stop doing these things. They are filed under the banner of "kids' hobbies" and if you keep doing them as an adult you are looked at in a negative light.
Something Else
It is really easy to take what we have in our lives for granted, even the things that are most important to us. It is so easy to compare ourselves to others, especially in the age of social media; the experiences others are having, the things they have, and where they are in life all make it hard to take a step back, look at your life, and see how much you really have.