Choices

Greetings y'all :

Hello strangers I guess I chose to hide or let life take over rather than ensure I was the captain of my ship. Well it's been rough sailing. We've hit periods of high turbulent winds and periods of no wind and just drifting along seemingly aimlessly. From the shore it may appear we are or were rudderless but alas we've recharted our course and are working with what we get while keeping our eyes on the horizon.

In my humble opinion life boils down to choices. We choose our reactions and thus actions. This in turn affects our interactions. Granted we strive to be proactive but that is just pre planning our reactions. Therefore we are pre choosing our reactions. That my friend is part of being a good captain of your ship.

I choose peace but peace doesn't always choose me. Does that mean I can't feel peaceful or be peaceful ? Not at all because I am the captain of my ship and I have sailed rough seas before therefore I'm better prepared to handle waves as they attempt to batter my ship. I can choose to allow a momentary squall to swallow me , my ship and all who sail on her or I can choose to calmly navigate to calm seas as my crew and I head to our quiet cove.

In the end life is still impermanent. Neither clear skies nor stormy weather lasts forever . Tis best to be prepared for both . Clear calm weather helps restore our inner peace and gives us the chance to recuperate and regain our resolve. Storm fronts give us experience , strength , resolve and appreciation. How we perceive and thus react to them is our choice.

Junior Mint and I have been recharting our course and survived some rocky shore lines , rudderless days and pirates. Yet his unwavering belief in his captain has kept us moving forward and helped him grow as he learns to navigate his seas and prepares to be his own captain. Alas the captain and the kid make a great team as we continue to write our song line .

Ok folks I confess this was a tad preachy and generic today. My excuse, albeit a weak one, is that it's been awhile and this is my warm-up before resubmerging into writing daily about our day to day life . But out of courtesy I'll mention Junior Mint performed in his first play " Music Man" . We learned a lot about each other and ourselves doing that show. We celebrated birthdays and attended his first funeral. We've had triumphants and defeats. Last night was his first school dance and he got to show staff he's the child I've been saying he is. Seems we chose to be positive and not be defeated. It helps to know who you truly are so you can ignore those who judge you without knowing you.

Follow your moral compass, chart and rechart your course as you go, make your choices, live with your choices , learn from your choices and sail on my friend .

As always thanks for reading this today.