I'm really glad you dumped your load in here today (tonight for you :). One thing I know (one of the very few) is that the wheel just keeps turning. It's fun when you are on the top in the sunshine, and not so good when you are in the mud and shit of every day life. Either way, it'll change. It seems that most of the time we are somewhere between.
I write because I enjoy writing except when I don't, then I don't write. Probably comes from some commercial writing I did for a time. Writing something salable that you just don't give a damn about is hard work.
It's sorta like my dog. He runs for the joy of it. Once in a while he gets his tail wagging so hard that it throws his hips out of sequence and gets his feet pointed different directions. He simply stops. Then tears off again.
Which doesn't mean he's not on guard duty. Just means he's enjoying the moment. Life is pretty damn simple for dogs. Eat, shit, be happy. Tomorrow is nothing, yesterday's gone. Right now it feels good just to run.
This is all quite nicely articulated and makes a lot of sense. I always work hard at managing attitude, stress and emotional state of mind but sometimes it spills over the edges. I went shooting today, blasted a few hundred rounds and had a good time. I needed that, just like hive I guess, an outlet.
I'm not quite a dog despite being called G-dog in certain circles, but I value an uncomplicated life. Like your dog I guess. 🙂
Don't worry about me, I'm not having a breakdown, that's not my style...Just stress spilling over the edges. It happens. Writing helps, shooting helps and hive helps. Thanks for your comment.
I'm sure you know how to make a low order explosion into a high order explosion. Try to contain it. My experience is that those that talk about and deal with their stress rarely blow completely.
My motorcycle is a great stress vent. I don't care what else is happening when I'm a half hour into a ride I'm IN. Everything else gets in line and can wait until I'm ready to engage it. A nicely tattered target can do the same.
Guns and motorbikes have a way of making problems disappear, for a time at least. I agree completely with you.
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