Makes me feel free.

I feel good about myself. Nothing wrong with that. So many people don’t feel good about themselves. And that’s sad. Because they have the opportunity to feel good. To really like themselves. Because they have so many opportunities to shape their lives. Even when things go awry. I observe. The lives going on around me. And I gotta admit. Shit happens. But beautiful stuff happens, too. It’s a matter of adjusting. Making the best of a continually evolving life. But no matter what, I try to focus on today. Not yesterday. Not tomorrow. I’m to capture something meaningful. Today. And so very often it comes in form of pleasant surprises. The unexpected. Only thing is that I’m expecting the unexpected. I’m always looking for what’s just around the corner. Looking for something that maybe was always there. But that I didn’t see. Didn’t notice. Maybe now I’m seeing it from a different perspective. Makes me think that I could be stupid. But I even like myself when I’m stupid. When I make stupid mistakes. Because I’m experimenting. Testing my limits. Seeing what works. And doesn’t work. Makes me feel free. And adventuresome. –Jim Broede