Travelling is tiring...
I am sick of travelling.. I want to stay home and shoot pucks at my net.
I know there are more important things in life. War in Iraq, rebuilding Afghanistan, no universal health care in America... the plight of native Canadians, being kind to people, etc etc
But sometimes I don't want to save the world. I want to take slap shots. It seems so selfish.
Am I more selfish or less selfish than other people? Yes I contemplate this as I shoot pucks for no purpose. This really shouldn't be the question--- the real question is "Did I make the world a better place this week ?" (failed miserably) and "will I make the world a better place this week"
I need something more than puck shooting to be proud of myself this week.
posted by hockeyman @ 6:30 PM
9 Comments:
"For everything there is a season"...and there is surely a season for just shooting pucks. I think we call it winter.
Very interesting blog. Thanks.
SOmetimes you just sound so sad... you need to find more JOY! And honestly, you've made a difference by giving your opinion on my own quandry.
Some weeks, just finding the time to shoot pucks is something to be proud of. I find that when I travel too much I develop "world weariness" which tends to cause melancholy because life takes on a weird dreamlike quality and it's hard to figure out what's real...and doing some fun "selfish" stuff is the fastest way to recharge and ground me.
Just seeing the picture of the net and ice makes me smile, you should be out enjoying that and not feel guilty about it.
ya know I consider myself an optimist... I am not conveying that.. I will have to be more upbeat..
more to coem
Sometimes the differences we make aren't out there for the world to see, act on or be about. Sometimes those differences are about shooting pucks. Remembering that it's okay to do stuff for ourselves once in a while, while we're out there saving the world.
Sharing that here... the picture is so poignant somehow...took me back to my roots in Saskatchewan where every creek or dugout had a scraped off surface and a solitude inducing net... that matters, always will.
Thank you.
You are not being selfish!!!
I see shooting some pucks as
fun and away to work off some aggression.
Just wanted to drop by and wish you a truly special birthday! I'd like to be there sharing a coffee and a big piece of cake with you! Maybe one day... Cheers and be kind to yourself.
Hugs from afar,
Kim
war is not more important than shooting pucks. our stinkin' healthcare is not more important that a breather.
It takes a lot of energy to save the planet. But if you just be you, you save it and shoot pucks at the same time; just by who you're being.
I can't imagine it makes you this tired, huh?
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