The coolest part of this, of course, is that this blog is not my responsibility; it is not my duty to "keep up" with/on it, to "stay current". It is simply a tool. Something that serves to aid in getting my thoughts out, to commemorate a personal time/moment in my life, and likely I am the only subscriber. As such, if I do not write every day/month/never publish another post as long as I live, the only person I am in danger of letting down is myself. And I am very much still on my low-stress diet, which means I will certainly not allow the aforementioned scenario to bring me down.
Today I am in Portland.
It is absolutely beautiful outside. In the park, past the cobblestone path from the parking garage, there is a spirited young man strumming guitar and singing the words to David Bowie's "Starman", a personal favorite for sure. I am in an area of Maine where I normally am not, I am drinking a locally brewed iced Americano from a cafe I have never before been to, and my car is safely in the garage. To further immerse myself into the romantic ease of the day, I recognize the fact that today is not mine to schedule. I have no further dates to keep; my only real responsibility was to make sure M got down here in time for his commitment. And I did!
M will be occupied at said appointment until about 1pm. So what else is there for me to do but to legally park Jasper for about 4 hours and really appreciate some simple aspects of the area on this gorgeous day? And naturally check in on my blog, hopefully keeping my ability to write somewhat polished.
Speaking of which, there is plenty to write about since the last post, and since the gift of time has once again fallen into my lap, perhaps I should take full advantage of it.
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