Life is a less linear journey than I was hoping it would be. I guess we get fooled by all the compact fiction we absorb that tells us life is a continual journey with every moment moving the plot forward. But if I’m honest my life feels more like a maze on the back of a cereal box, I follow a path for a bit then trace back and try another but keep getting stopped by giant cartoon marshmallows blocking me from the elusive center. Damn marshmallows.
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June 24, 2008 at 11:15 pm
This post resonates deeply.
I liked the comments you edited out (they came through in the RSS feed) but I was going to argue with them. I liked their honesty but I think they are things we need to contend with.
Briefly: This is not a downer post. Don’t take a vacation from hope. But I guess you already knew both of those things. 🙂
June 25, 2008 at 12:00 am
Hey Joel,
Thanks for the comments. I edited out that section because it felt more self absorbed than I wanted, but it was definitly true. Thanks again man
-Mike
June 25, 2008 at 12:45 am
Dude, I don’t know what to write without throwing gas on the fire. Your post (and the now-banned paragraph) sounds like my life. Especially today.
I’m more selective in the things that I hope in/for these days. That seems to help me deal with the mushrooms without punching any nuns.
June 25, 2008 at 5:26 pm
I appreciate that you spelled marshmallows correctly. That word is grossly underestimated and misspelled by many.
June 26, 2008 at 2:09 am
Marshmell… meill… mehlll… mill… mallows? We’re talking about marshmallows? Not mushrooms?
…i gotta slow down…