2009 Already?

Time has a way of slipping by, especially if we are living in an unconscious manner. I admit that I have spent a great deal of my life avoiding the present moment; daydreaming the time away. Thinking of the past or the future. Dwelling on dark imaginings or fantasizing about some other place and time, some other set of circumstances, some other reality. I aspire to being present, now and always. That is my intention.

John Lydon On The Meaning Of Life

Check out this video of John Lydon on the meaning of life. I may not agree with all he says, but I love his candor.

CONCERT T-SHIRTS LOSE THEIR COOL

I don’t know about you, but I think the fact that you can get concert t-shirts at places like Wal-Mart and Target cheapens the rock n’ roll experience. This is yet another example of a corporate fueled and superficial marketplace. I used to take great pride in obtaining a concert tee at a concert I attended. It was a rite of passage. Now the very same vintage tees are available too readily. The charm is gone and the glory has definitely departed. Now every yuppie from here to Hong Kong has got the same damn shirt! It’s kind of like tattoos; everyone has one. Now don’t get me wrong. I like my tattoos; it’s just that now that everyone has one it seems like a herd experience. I once wrote that conformity was inevitable.

Conformity is inevitable

So why fight

To try to be yourself

No matter what you try to do to be unique and original, you can be sure it has been done many, many times before. There is clearly no way around it. How about this? Just do your thing, and don’t worry about what every other skin bag is up to.

Live it people. This gig is most certainly not going to last forever. I suggest that you try to enjoy the moment. If you cannot enjoy the moment, at least live it and experience it fully. Keep in mind how fleeting the past was and hold on loosely and enjoy. Don’t worry about things so much. Don’t take yourself so seriously. Live your life in a truly present fashion.

My Mom Is Moving To The Beach

My mom came to town today with my sister and niece. My mom came to look at a beautiful retirement community here in town called Eagle Crest. She will be moving to town in a month or so, and I am looking forward to having her close by. We haven't lived in the same city for a very long time, many years, to give you an idea. It will be lovely to hang out together and just be close again.

Time goes by way too fast. I aspire to live every moment in the now, and to cherish the people that I love.