I had a bit of an overreaction last week, and thought to speak about it. It might be silly to people, but that's just how it goes sometimes. It all happened when I was watching some Disney news, and heard the report that the company was doing yet again another onslaught of sequels. Now, I'm going to restrain myself here so I don't get sidetracked, but I've been really impassioned lately about seeing yet another sequel on things. Let's just say in simple terms, I don't like them. I was so upset about the news that it started making me depressed. That was a sign I was taking things way too seriously. My mom always knew when I was starting to get impassioned about things, because she'd always say something to remind me that it's not all that important and to not get upset about it. She's not here to remind me of that, but fortunately, I caught myself in the act.
So in light of the realization I was over-reacting on such a silly thing, I decided it was time to go outside and wander around the yard a little. To my surprise, I found a little bit of a distraction in discovering that despite the cold, the first plants of Spring are starting to come out of the ground! That surprised me so much, because we are still having cold nights going into the teen degrees Fahrenheit, and we've only started in that past few weeks to get into the forty degrees Fahrenheit for our warmer days. That cheered me up significantly, and it even motivated me to go on a walk afterward since the air felt so good. We are having construction on our high school here, which is basically down the street from us, and it provided me an excuse to have an exploration. Basically, the whole grounds around the old high school have become large mounds of dirt. The old high school will probably be the last thing to go, so that they can have the new one fully functional before they tear that one down. It's all a fascinating process, and though it's sad to see memories go in a pile of dirt, I still can't help but be interested in what's in store. I've studied the plans that they drew out, and I enjoy wandering around there to witness those plans come into fruition. I have to say, I love watching progressions. It's a weird thing that I've always had.
After returning from that walk, I was invited on a road trip to travel to a tiny town in the mountains only about a half hour away from here. We went up there, and I realized there after witnessing how much snow they had piled in front of their business and homes that we really had it easy in the valleys, and had no reason to complain about the, as someone I knew used to call it, the "s word" in our community. It's been a wet winter, but we need it so badly. The drought here the past several years has been bad, even to the point of some reservoirs drying out, so every drop is appreciated.
So on my conclusion after all these distractions came to a more reasonable conclusion about my upset. I realized that, as a creative mind myself, I needed to let it be. No one knows me or my creative works, but I imagine that if I'd created something that people were going crazy over, I'd probably milk it, too, because I like seeing people enjoy my things. I find the process of creating extremely satisfying, possibly more than even the final product, and it may just be that this is the same for them also. I shouldn't deny them that fun (like I could stop them anyway). One thing coming out of this that perhaps may come into play again is the reminder that I have a creative writing project that was put on hold when life got in the way. I had an ambition at one time to challenge myself to do what I thought was impossible, and write a series. I went so far as to complete the first book, and was into the second book, when the stresses and concerns of other parts of my life took me away. Now that things have changed, I think there's a possibility I might be able to take it up again, though I'm going to have to remember what I was doing at my stopping point. It's all good.
Valentine's Day is coming up, and we're going to go decorate Mom's grave for it again. Still no headstone, but at this point it's mostly because the weather has to warm up a little more. We'll be happy to see it in person, hopefully in a month or so. So Happy Valentine's Day to everyone out there, and remember (as I've said in the past), it's entirely appropriate to celebrate this holiday in appreciation of all of your loved ones, and not just those who have romantic interests. Give that friend a good happy hug or pat (whatever they'd appreciate the most), and enjoy yourself. Life's too short to be miserable.
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| In 2020, I challenged myself to find a drawing on the internet, and try to copy it through observation. Since I hadn't tried art since about fifth or sixth grade, I was happy with this outcome. Seems appropriate for Valentine's Day, don't you think? |
