The power of a question

When obstacles began making a habit of obstructing my path, I had to start asking myself why? Then, a they began to emerge. Those obstacles slowly began become more manageable. They are still there at present, yet I was asking the wrong questions before. "Why me?" and "What's her problem?" are simply unproductive. Why? These questions are asked in a judgmental tone. They are there to vent frustration. Asking an open minded question with a willingness to accept and act on the information received allows for the growth necessary to move on and become better.

History holds a lot of power over our futures.

History is an amazing thing. It can teach us about ourselves, where we came, from, and if we let it where we are going. For those of us who choose to ignore our past, we are assuredly doomed to repeat the mistakes of countless others.

As has been stated by others wiser than I:

“If I have seen farther than others, it is because I was standing on the shoulders of giants.” ~ Newton Hooke 1676

"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." ~George Santayana 1905

Something worth thinking about.

Hobbies

My 35th birthday has just reached out and punched me squarely in the face. (Yesterday to be exact.) It was a wakeup call that I have immersed myself so entirely in work for the last five years that the landscape has changed significantly from when I buried myself to that passion.

My step daughter is now 18 and on her way to her dream of becoming a psychologist while my wife slaves for the County of Los Angeles. I had a hazy realization a couple years ago that I didn't have a hobby anymore having sacrificially turned it into my career. This is a point that came to perfect clarity yesterday. I need to find out why it doesn't hold it's siren song for me anymore. Could it be that I've immersed myself in the subject for far too long and it's time to move on to a new subject?

I hope this isn't what a mid-life crisis is, but I do know one thing. I need a new hobby! Leave a comment about your hobby and a good resource for a beginner to get started.