Thank you for your thoughtful & insight on something I’ve wrestled with for sometime.
Darkness can creep into the psyche so easily in the comparison game for me, letting go of the past and realizing I can’t make a better past, so why keep trying. I recently was released from prison after serving 2.5 yrs. While I was away, I thought about all that I had squandered in my life, the fear that caused the choices which lead to the domino negative effect, feeling like the world and everyone & everything were just moving ahead at light speed without me. Today, 3 years later since my release I have a good white collar job albeit not what I really want but it pays the bills, my wife is slowly trusting me again, I’m learning a lot by being reflective & staying grounded with better friends & choices for a simpler life. Family & close friends are the riches of my life. When I compare to who & where I was at 14 & 25 & 55, I’ll take the new me at 61 and realize “life is what I make it” the choices are always mine!
Thank you for reminding me to be grateful & for what I’ve learned, don’t get on the hamster wheel comparing myself to others.
I lost everything but in the process I found what matters most…thank you for a quality read over a good cup of coffee on a Sunday morning.
Good morning!
Thank you for your thoughtful & insight on something I’ve wrestled with for sometime.
Darkness can creep into the psyche so easily in the comparison game for me, letting go of the past and realizing I can’t make a better past, so why keep trying. I recently was released from prison after serving 2.5 yrs. While I was away, I thought about all that I had squandered in my life, the fear that caused the choices which lead to the domino negative effect, feeling like the world and everyone & everything were just moving ahead at light speed without me. Today, 3 years later since my release I have a good white collar job albeit not what I really want but it pays the bills, my wife is slowly trusting me again, I’m learning a lot by being reflective & staying grounded with better friends & choices for a simpler life. Family & close friends are the riches of my life. When I compare to who & where I was at 14 & 25 & 55, I’ll take the new me at 61 and realize “life is what I make it” the choices are always mine!
Thank you for reminding me to be grateful & for what I’ve learned, don’t get on the hamster wheel comparing myself to others.
I lost everything but in the process I found what matters most…thank you for a quality read over a good cup of coffee on a Sunday morning.
Rob
I continue to be so not only proud of you but also in awe of your brilliance!
I love you so much my Sweet Boy!
♥️♥️♥️
@dickies_mom
Great post, Dickie! It’s exactly what I was looking for, and your prompts are already downloaded, printed, and stored in a safe place.
Out of curiosity, can I ask what cigar you were smoking when the picture above was taken?