Don't blink or i'll be gone....

Where is this country going? I seem to ask myself that question every once and a while and lately it seems to happen more frequently. The economy is in the toilet (just like my 401K), we are at multiple wars, people are losing jobs and losing their houses, and so many other things that I’m not going to list.

With all of these things happening I have been toying with the idea of retiring (when I am financially able to do so) to a remote island or small area in a peaceful country. A friend of mine mention this to me a couple of years ago and before then I had never thought of doing this before and I have been giving it more thought lately. I’m a big fan of the simple things in life and I truly believe that our culture has brain washed us into wanting things that we do not need in our lives. I have been brain washed and I know that I have things that I don’t need. I want my life to be simple, especially when I retire.

The thought of waking up with no alarm clock and walking or riding the bike into town to get some breakfast. Saying hello to every one on the way there. Then after breakfast going for a hike or laying by the beach or reading a book on the porch while looking at the scenery. The main thing is just having a more simple life and not having to worry about that place where I’m living being at odds with other countries, having a financial crisis, and wondering how long it is until my next vacation. Why not be on a permanent vacation.

I remember when I went to Dominica on my cruise my driver was telling me that they have no crime there. To me that was unreal. He said the only thing that happens is theft, but even that is rare. Now they do have to worry about something called a hurricane. But there are plenty places like Dominica that don’t have hurricanes and have a similar way of life.

We already make our lives difficult enough. I would like to make mine more simple when I retire.

So don’t be surprised if I just up and leave one day and send you a post card from a remote location…

How you feel and whats real....

I have so many things on my mind as I sit here after a long day of working from home and catching up on being behind on work. So many thoughts, so many ideas. Then while I was watching a movie I heard a quote that really made me think (even more lol). “You need to decide between what you feel and what is real”. I really liked how this was put and it made a lot sense to me. This is not far from my last post where I was talking about syncing my inner self with my outer self. Sometimes (probably a lot of times) our feelings can mislead us. Feelings are such a reactive thing and you need to think things through in order to move forward and understand things that are going on in your life and your surroundings. I have met many people in my life and the most successful people tend to be the ones who think before they act. Now I’m not talking success as in being wealthy or having material things. I’m talking about being happy in your life and being more than just that average person a lot people except being. The reactive people that I have met in my life tend to stay stagnant and sometimes I don’t think they understand why they find themselves in the same situations day in and day out.

I have a hard time keeping my feelings in control when it comes to some situations and I focus on getting better at that everyday. I don’t want to be a person that just reacts but a lot of times it is extremely difficult. I will continue to push myself to stop, think, and understand reality. If I can do that, I know that I will reach a better understanding about my life and the people I choose to have in it.

On another note….I have been living in Lansing almost 6 months and it has been an interesting time. My life is much different here than it was in Virginia. I love being able to go to all my brothers events, help them study for school and do homework, go to the movies with them, see my mom and dad, and be away from the busy city. But I can honestly say that when I was considering the move back, I didn’t think it would be like this. I find many days where I don’t leave the house because I work from home and I work a long day. Other days I may be gone for an hour, maybe two, and then I back to house. The “friends” that I had here aren’t interested in the same things that I am and it has been difficult hanging out with them because I don’t want to fall back into the same habits that I had before I left Lansing. I don’t enjoy going out to the bar 2-3 times a week and hanging around young minded (not all of them are) college students, and I’m not interested in going to other bars in Lansing because it is the same people I have seen my whole life and most of them aren’t doing anything with their lives. In DC it was nice being around young professionals. That doesn’t seam to exist here in Lansing.

I’m not upset that I moved back, because if I didn’t try it, I might have regretted it in the future. But no matter where I live, I will always be there for my brothers and my family. My brothers were the biggest motivation to move back and I love them dearly. But I might have to get more creative and figure out another way to be there for them and not be in Lansing. This will take some thought…

Love life. Live life. Learn and just Be Happy!!!!

Still Learning...

I guess one of these days I will get on the ball and start posting regularly in my blog. There are a lot of things that I need to make into habits. As I said in my last post, reading is back to a priority, I already have a list of things I want to read about, writing in this blog should be a regular, continuing to produce well with work, and just continuing to learn as a person.

There are many things and people that inspire me in my life. I look at these things and people as motivation to improve myself everyday that I am given on this Earth. I have learned more and more that I need to sync the person who I am on the inside with the person I am on the outside. I found that things are much better in my life when I am inline with myself. I hope that makes sense to you as it does to me.

On a side note…we have just experienced a historical moment recently and I have been toying with the idea of talking about my thoughts on politics on here. But I am still undecided because that can be a touchy subject for some. I don’t take it personally, but many people do. The main thing I hope people understand is that we all have our own opinions about things and there is nothing wrong that. Either way, I hope that things improve in our economy and in this world because things are not looking good right now.

Until the next time…