Betwixt loads of laundry
Friday, December 23, 2011 at 05:40PM 
Separating what one calls failure in me and shifting it into an external, abstract concept has been presented to me over the past several months by an array of characters. I use “characters” lovingly as in times like these the people in our lives can seem as cameo players in a grand movie that may have no end. I have a dear friend from Ecuador who suggested that when things in our life don’t succeed as we had hoped we need to be careful not to see ourselves as the failure, but the entity that I or others tried to create that did not succeed. As I putter about today making promises to myself for the New Year, considering what my new objectives are, and growing a fresh sense of well-being and appreciation for what I have, I contemplate a line used by my favorite player in the CBS series, Survivor. (Yes, I’m watching the season end betwixt loads of laundry) Ozzy suggested that the great game which challenges so many to dig deep within them, compete in an environment that tests both physical and mental strength, and reveals our social weaknesses and character like no other setting, we need to first learn how to fall before we learn to stand. In Tae Kwon Do, I understand the first few weeks is simply learning how to get your ass knocked to the ground. I like this idea. Also, I’m now afraid of becoming Coach. Long-haired hippy (and 40ish) Eastern philosophy/Christian tattooed manipulator doing Tai Chi on the beach. Wow, remember Steven Seagal anyone? I digress. It wasn’t Coach who lost – but the external, abstract concept of success he tried to form with his alliances. I, among others in my life, am thankful I haven’t the head of hair to put together a respectable ponytail. I’ll work on the other stuff over time.
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