In another few days I’ll be refreshed and prepared to dive back into serious writing. This calm that follows the completion of a major project is a wonderful thing. I’ve spent my hours being creative in a variety of new ways. I’ve been playing with the boys, creating games and designing cool graphics and story to support the gaming. MarioKart is in full swing, the pool is open and exciting, and Youth basketball is only days away. I made a few graphics for that (not the Pacers. I still cannot bring myself to fully support the Pacers. Might as well throw a Cowboys Jersey on me while you’re at it).
The key of it all is a profound joy for daily life. The summer workload is lighter, giving room for a much needed recharge. I get, if only for a brief moment, a chance to pause and reflect. Pause and catch fire. Take the mental time to self-evaluate and then charge back into the world ready to explode.
I’m convinced that the majority of people need only a purpose and a firm backbone–be it their own or some external motivator keeping them active and pushing towards that goal. I’m equally convinced that most of us don’t have that. We have a few years of hard action and then we pause. That pause stretches into days, weeks, years, until we forget what it even felt like to drive hard towards a goal, to want to be better, to feel happy and engaged.
Pause. Just don’t forget to hit play afterwards.