Yes, I have yet to transpose my 100 day self challenge into my blog, which will happen...eventually. It seems like that is what life is like...eventually. And yet this summer has had some powerful messages delivered to us all with nothing "eventually" about them....
The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, the loss of journalist, James Foley, the loss of two Malaysia flights, and the loss of Robin Williams. Ironically, all of these events symbolize our challenges in life...powerful challenges. We all struggle with inner demos, physical ailments, some life threatening, and the threat of outer demons. And now September 11th is once again upon us...an anniversary that is still so painful for some and just a reminder of where we were that day for others. Odd how that is. Yet we cannot, as humans, shoulder the pain of each event or we could not go on, so we still dwell on the ten pounds we want to lose, the fact that a neighbor once again did not take their trash can from the curb, and that annoying cubicle-mate who eats their food too loud. And, so, eventually...well, eventually we get things done as a society and planet. We erect monuments and create amazing new social media events. We grieve together over Facebook as we drive our cars, munching on sandwiches in traffic while texting. We do so many things wrong, striving to get it right... eventually.
It's ironic that when we are young and not developed enough, we have the absolute incredible power of the living in the here and now...no eventually about it. And, as parents, we try to mold our kids, teach them of the ...eventually. Perhaps "eventually" is a more American Institute, I don't know. But it is, in fact, the end of summer...the end of the world to a teenager. Perhaps we adults could learn a thing or two...to treat more of our days like the last day of summer.
The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, the loss of journalist, James Foley, the loss of two Malaysia flights, and the loss of Robin Williams. Ironically, all of these events symbolize our challenges in life...powerful challenges. We all struggle with inner demos, physical ailments, some life threatening, and the threat of outer demons. And now September 11th is once again upon us...an anniversary that is still so painful for some and just a reminder of where we were that day for others. Odd how that is. Yet we cannot, as humans, shoulder the pain of each event or we could not go on, so we still dwell on the ten pounds we want to lose, the fact that a neighbor once again did not take their trash can from the curb, and that annoying cubicle-mate who eats their food too loud. And, so, eventually...well, eventually we get things done as a society and planet. We erect monuments and create amazing new social media events. We grieve together over Facebook as we drive our cars, munching on sandwiches in traffic while texting. We do so many things wrong, striving to get it right... eventually.
It's ironic that when we are young and not developed enough, we have the absolute incredible power of the living in the here and now...no eventually about it. And, as parents, we try to mold our kids, teach them of the ...eventually. Perhaps "eventually" is a more American Institute, I don't know. But it is, in fact, the end of summer...the end of the world to a teenager. Perhaps we adults could learn a thing or two...to treat more of our days like the last day of summer.
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