I am not focused on the future. I believe it is a conspiracy.
Okay, let’s not get too over-finger-pointing. I am collecting some nuts for the winter, but I’m not building a warehouse of nuts.
I’m sitting looking at a blue sky with a small spatter of clouds. It’s not too hot but a bit nicer in the shade. I’ve got a nice comfy chair. My dog is milling around determined to get an additional walk in. Why not just let this moment be?
My kids are pretty self sufficient but argue about 1st world problems like who ate all the rolls??! So I don’t need to follow them around worried they will get themselves into some bother.
Why be so scared or occupied by a future? Will it be okay?…pretty likely…Will I be fed, watered and comfortable?…pretty likely…so WTF? Save for retirement!!! Don’t enjoy your life. Worry. Worry. Worry.
A smart man said there are no pockets in a shroud.
I’m just staying in the present and enjoying it. The future can fuck off, it never arrives anyways.
I competed in the 1988 Olympics in Seoul representing Canada and coached in the 2000 and 2004 Olympics for Great Britain. I have a degree in History and a minor degree in Psychology from University of Calgary. I have travelled extensively and have been very lucky to see so much of the world while representing Canada and Great Britain at swimming competitions. I am very proud of the fact that I coached a swimmer to become number one in the world in the fastest swimming race in 2002. I pride myself in my ability to find new and interesting ways to teach swimming. I am an accomplished artist specialising in sculpture, I have another blog called 'swimmingart' where I publish some of my swimming drawings. I have three young children; all boys. I have recently taken up painting and yoga....but not at the same time.
All of my writing is AI free. I make my own errors and am happy to do that. I am not perfect because being human is not perfect.
You can see my carving work at:
https://wwwoodart.wordpress.com/2024/03/18/wood-spirit-walking-stick/
And my paintings and drawings at:
https://swimmingart.wordpress.com
I competed in the 1988 Olympics in Seoul representing Canada and coached in the 2000 and 2004 Olympics for Great Britain. I have a degree in History and a minor degree in Psychology from University of Calgary. I have travelled extensively and have been very lucky to see so much of the world while representing Canada and Great Britain at swimming competitions. I am very proud of the fact that I coached a swimmer to become number one in the world in the fastest swimming race in 2002. I pride myself in my ability to find new and interesting ways to teach swimming. I am an accomplished artist specialising in sculpture, I have another blog called 'swimmingart' where I publish some of my swimming drawings. I have three young children; all boys. I have recently taken up painting and yoga....but not at the same time.
All of my writing is AI free. I make my own errors and am happy to do that. I am not perfect because being human is not perfect.
You can see my carving work at:
https://wwwoodart.wordpress.com/2024/03/18/wood-spirit-walking-stick/
And my paintings and drawings at:
https://swimmingart.wordpress.com
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