A thought on power....

I can ride my bike with no handlebars

No handlebars

No handlebars

I can ride my bike with no handlebars

No handlebars

No handlebars

Look at me, look at me hands in the air like it's good to be ALIVE and

I'm a famous rapper even when the paths're all crookedy

I can show you how to do-si-do

I can show you how to scratch a record

I can take apart the remote control

And I can almost put it back together

I can tie a knot in a cherry stem

I can tell you about Leif Ericson

I know all the words to "De Colores"And

"I'm Proud to be an American"

Me and my friend saw a platypus

Me and my friend made a comic book

And guess how long it took

I can do anything that I want cuz, look:

I can keep rhythm with no metronome

No metronome

No metronome

I can see your face on the telephone

On the telephone

On the telephone

Look at meLook at me

Just called to say that it's good to be ALIVE

In such a small world

All curled up with a book to read

I can raise funds open up a thrift store

I can make a living off a magazine

I can design an engine sixty four Miles to a gallon of gasoline

I can make new antibiotics

I can make computers survive aquatic conditions

I know how to run a business

And I can make you wanna buy a product

Movers shakers and producers

Me and my friends understand the future

I see the strings that control the systems

I can do anything with no assistance

I can change the nation with a microphone

With a microphone

With a microphone

I can split the atoms of a molecule

Of a molecule

Of a molecule

Look at me Look at me Driving and I won't stop

And it feels so good to be Alive and on top

My reach is global

My tower secure

My cause is noble

My power is pure

I can hand out a million vaccinations

Or let'em all die in exasperation

Have'em all grilled leavin lacerations

Have'em all killed by assassination

I can make anybody go to prison

Just because I don't like'em and

I can do anything with no permission

I have it all under my command

I can guide a missile by satellite

By satellite

By satellite

and I can hit a target through a telescope

Through a telescope

Through a telescope

and I can end the planet in a holocaust

In a holocaust

In a holocaust

In a holocaust

In a holocaust

In a holocaust

In a holocaust

I can ride my bike with no handlebars

No handle bars

No handlebars

I can ride my bike with no handlebars

No handlebars

No handlebars

BE EXCELLENT TO EACH OTHER....

One thought on considering risks...

I always wanted to slide down a laundry chute. My grandma had one and I probably thought about it a thousand times...probably would have broken a leg....heh heh. I think about it even now, when I couldn't fit in a laundry chute if my life depended on it and I am resigned to the fact that I will never have the experience I wondered about.

If you inventory the things in life that you have always longed for, longed to do, longed to say and for whatever reason were resigned to it not happening...I think there are a few ways to consider it. You can look at a situation like mine above and say, "while I never did it, I still think that was pretty smart." Or there can be situations where you wish you would have said something different or talked to that one person you couldn't talk to. Ultimately, I think that the best thing is to have some of each...it keeps you balanced and reminds you that you made those mistakes, avoided those mistakes and took risks when the rewards made it worth it.

And to that point, I can tell you affirmatively that the rewards of well considered risk can indeed be worth it.

Be excellent to each other!

Me...

My hands are covered in bug bites , my face is burnt from too much sun, my liver is inflamed, my blood pressure is too high, the diet I am on makes me hate eating food, I need to sort out my life, I need to work out, I need the Huskies to win a game, my throat is sore, my head is slightly pounding, my ankles crack, my hands hurt from playing with legos, my thoughts are with my friends and family when they should be on the task at hand, I'm in a slump, I'm still grinding my teeth, I had to trim my goatee even though I loved it fat and crazy, my shoes need a shine, my check engine light is on, I need to start taking the medication I stopped taking, I feel undervalued, I have regrets, I have disappointed others, I have disappointed myself, I'm angry, I want to scream, my parents drive me nuts, I need more money, I need to stop wasting the money I have, I need to plan for the future so I don't end up alone and without hope.

My bug bites are healing, I loved the sun on my face as I watched dolphins the entire afternoon yesterday, I'm taking a break from alcohol to try lots of water, my blood pressure is improving, the diet I am on was prescribed by a physician and is working fast, my life is dialed in, I'm heading out to work out when I finish this blog, the Huskies played tough and will win this year, my singing was really strong today, my headaches have been less lately, I'm getting new shoes for my joints, I built legos for my son and he loves them, my boss is trying to get me to relax and worry less about work and more about me, I'm an all star, I'm heading to the dentist next week for a good cleanin', my goatee is soft now that I trimmed it, I'm going to get new dress shoes next weekend, my car has over 150,000 miles on it and I just changed the oil, I'm back on the medication to help my anxiety, I'm well compensated and my employer takes care of me, I love looking forward and don't worry about the past, others around me are proud of me, I am proud of who I am as a person, I'm happy, I want to SING, I love my parents, I make enough money to be happy with my family, I'll have enough money when I need it, but most of all, I need to keep making memories and living in the moment...

Writing this made me feel a lot better, maybe you should try it sometime!

Be excellent to each other....