Doing good work for good people.

In reality, doing work for just about anybody is technically the same thing. But doing work for people who are specifically investing their own time to help others feels somewhat more rewarding in its own way. It probably seems a bit strange when you consider the industry that I have chosen to invest my energy into... the people I serve are almost explicitly consumers during the moments they engage in the product I am a part of producing. But, if there is some small piece of opportunity to be had in my line of work, it would be to inspire, teach, and provoke the goodness of our world, to share the unknown perspectives which strengthen and improve our own. Maybe, doing good work for good people helps me feel a little closer to the pulse of those same ideals.

Learning from those further down the road.

This is generally the relationship between a teacher and a student. And sometimes further down the road doesn't necessarily mean older, more experienced, or even better at the thing they are teaching. They might simply be exposing things to the student that can only be learned from the more advanced perspective. This perhaps recognizes the absolute value and importance of perspective in all things.

The indecipherable future.

Some things on the horizon are fairly clear. Some things sometimes seem like they will be clear but kind of turn a different direction, retreating into the exceptionally vague. This is nothing new. Life is full of surfers... at least, life on the California coast is. Perhaps I bring all of this up because of the simple, somewhat perplexed feeling I currently enjoy as I contemplate where things are headed for me right now. It is somewhat bemused puzzlement with a hint of tingly optimism... and a dash of cold, hard reality. And I wouldn't have it any other way.

Inching into the future.

Maybe that's how it should have always been presented to me. Or maybe it always was presented to me that way and I just didn't notice. Either way, patience is certainly a key function of life that everyone should learn to operate with. Discretion and determination should probably also be mentioned in those lessons. It seems like an overabundance of patience, without either of those other ones, might be somewhat detrimental, too... or perceived as laziness... or just plain dumb. Ha.

A day of rest is nice, once in a while.

And even though today wasn't originally slated as a day off, I am quite pleased it was and a much needed day of relaxation it was. I have not had more than a day or so off in the last couple or so weeks. My brain needed the break. The coming week might be quite busy.

Doing the busy work for days.

It can be pretty draining to stay busy so consistently. It is usually made worse by my crumby sleeping habits. Oh, the tiredness and lethargy. Luckily,(and if I'm lucky) I will get to do some fun work tomorrow, weather permitting. Then... the busy work will all be worth it once again.

Reminiscing with the old crew.

It is always a fun time to visit with old co-workers and see how life has changed and evolved since the times I was a part of. The personalities are largely the same but the personnel is become something altogether different. There are many fond memories to recant along with an almost equal share of the negative ones. Having put some considerable space between the negative ones and now gave them an almost whimsical spin, however, hardly stifling the pleasure of our collective recollections. I look forward to enjoying such an experience again in the future.