Motivational Opportunities

One time in about 2000-2001 I drove my Honda Civic to the grocery store. It was late-ish... maybe 10:00... so not very busy, but not completely devoid of activity either.

I went to pull through the empty parking space in front of me only to realize AFTER my front tires had rolled over the concrete parking stop that separates one row of spots from another that I shouldn't have tried to get fancy.

There I sat, slightly high-centered on a concrete block that had rammed itself into the under-intestines of my little Civic, realizing that people who are aware of their surroundings don't end up dealing with shit like this.

And those people who are aware of their surroundings were staring at me.

I had to decide if I should back over the concrete stop or go forward. Or try to remove all the VIN numbers and license plates and abandon the car where it was and hope another Civic would find its way in front of the house.

This week has felt like that a lot. Slightly high-centered. Too used to my own short-comings to really even be embarrassed, but certainly drawing attention to myself. And really wishing there was a 4th option that included a time machine or a teleportation device of some sort.

I don't remember if I pulled forward or went backward, but I remember it was loud as whichever end slammed against the concrete and people stared again. I learned a lesson that day about paying attention (which I promptly forgot).

The good thing about not noticing obstacles is that you push forward (or backward) through things smarter people would avoid altogether.

<insert additional motivational thoughts about opportunities as you see fit... I can't be the only one working here>



You can write your motivational thought over this picture I took in
Santa Barbara last weekend. Makes you feel kind of warm and achy, no?
Like it should say "Let's set sail for adventure" or 
"Opportunity awaits if  you aren't too afraid to dream."