Stepping out of politics for a while

March 12, 2008

For several months, I was hoping that some of the political postings I made might be read and affect people, at least to look candidates in a way that the mainstream media wasn’t.  But all that’s nearly over, and I was happy to delete all that crap from my site.  Because the election is mostly on its own freight train and though I have some affect at any point of the ride, I’d rather get back to things I care about.  Years ago, I decided that if I was going to write something here, it should be as timeless as possible.  Otherwise I could go nuts talking about all the latest happenings.

Been thinking a lot lately on how open the world is to us when we get to a certain level of intelligence and skill, or at least belief of that.  Not that I always display a lot of intelligence or skill, but still I begin to really see the power of what you can accomplish with no fear and a few hours work.  Success, both in feeling and financial seems to really hang in the balance with people having a constant choice, rather than some sort of destiny.  You may have read that kind of statement before, but it’s much different than really experiencing it first hand.  I think working for myself, I am able to see it a lot easier.  Were the last few hours used to make something new, significant or interesting, or were they wasted on something that’s not in my actual goals.   So many fun things intrude on your focus and your long term goals. It’s really hard for me to manage it, without getting help from my two maniacal friends, fear and urgency.

Sometimes I think the most important moments of our lives are when we write letters.  In most letters, we are either asking a question, or giving thanks.  Both are very powerful and significant things we can do.  They are actions of growth I think.

Focus has been a challenge lately, so it’s a matter of walking the long-term path as often as possible.  No self-help stuff here.  Just a few thoughts.

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