I’ve had a great day in the word mines. Funny how tuning in on the right project in the right space can really fire up the motivation. I made solid progress and that got me thinking about ideal days and life and age (getting old, I am). That got me looking back to the 2.0 version of the blog. I landed on 2.22 quite randomly and discovered that the person I was 6 years ago is, well, that same dude thinking about getting old and what that means as well. I am struggling with the weight loss and I do believe it is a process. I’m on that process. I’m taking it day by day and I am actually learning to enjoy it. That is a key change.
One other key change: I’m not really afraid of death anymore. In some ways the approach of it is more terrifying than the actuality of it. The halting state (thanks for that Charles Stross) is not something I can control or feel, and I have come to believe that the life we live is replayed in our death state. The existence we have experienced is our ‘heaven’ and our ‘hell’. However, this is philosophy for another time. It does explain how I am living life now, day by day, and trying to find wonderful experiences throughout. So what is a good day? Experiencing something. Connecting with the people I love. Telling stories. Playing games. This is what life should be. This to me, is a good day and I am having one.