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Kato Arhanes, Crete, 2006
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January 15, 2011
Winter 2011 I really am not one for living in the past; but, the above photo evokes so many wonderful memories it is difficult not to share that which also suggests personal fulfillment, adventure, service, and "living life to the fullest". "Living life to the fullest" also connotes "turning lemons into lemonade" if lemons are what you think life has dealt you. That would actually be a very myopic perspective of what my life is all about, and your own. Choices and decisions and the life path I follow has been, for the most part, a conscious process continuum (continuum: anything that goes through a gradual transition from one condition, to a different condition, without any abrupt changes). To be sure, life is all about change because change is one of the constant forces or paradigms of life and existence. To bring closure to the above brief expository ramble through a briar patch of thought: I am whom I am, I know who I am, I accept who I am, I live the best life I am able, and I move forward - moment by precious moment - towards an eventual horizon and transition. Is not this true about you? I sincerely hope so. Believing that I know all of this, it would be unrealistic for me not to acknowledge that very few people want to really know either themselves or others; that most of the time most people give (at best) very brief periods of interest, concern, and compassion for anyone other than themselves; that most people desperately cling to the primordial and sophomoric notions of reality and of life taught (programmed into) them by church, school, and government; that very few people, other than a few scientists and philosophers unencumbered by financial liabilities and concerns, actually convey what they observe and experience of reality and life. If you feel affronted and challenged by what I have just written . . . indeed, you should! If anyone reading this requires one, please accept my honest and sincere apology if I have either upset or insulted you - such was definitely NOT my intention. Anyone with even an infinitesimally small element of self-esteem and ego would be. Now that I have presented myself as an impossibly arrogant, heartless, pompous and pontifical bastard, please consider that I am exactly the opposite. All of the above is perhaps simply a multi-layered, onion-like, approach to describing my current perspective of my life, and as humble predication for what follows. My current mode of living and lifestyle, the characteristics of my habitation, continue to subscribe to a voluntary and disciplined frugality, and eremitic preferences, hobbies and interests. I have ensconced myself within a small hermitage environ within a small working-class hotel complex in the Orlando, Florida area. I continue to be free of the encumbrances and transient conveniences of "owning" a vehicular mode of transportation. I also continue to be free of close and intimate personal human relationships. I continue to be attracted to beautiful women; especially so, if the beauty appears to be more than "skin deep". I am currently without intentions to establish intimate relationships. I enjoy "window shopping", but have learned the cost of anything more is too great. My major hobbies are: reading, walking, writing, photography, cooking, and exploration of life, the world and reality. I am within easy walking distance of commercial establishments - restaurants, food supermarkets, pharmacies, etc. - and amusement centers. I have a very light-weight and collapsible shopping cart for transporting locally purchased goods when I do not feel like carrying them bucket-style, and I have access to a plethora of additional goods and services via Internet stores and associated home delivery services. I continue monthly purchases of various forms of insurance: life, major medical, dental, etc. My overall health is very good, and I have very few reasons to complain about anything. For several decades, I have been pro-active to provide my body with vital nutrients (vitamins, minerals, etc.) via daily ingestion of nutritional supplements and health-promoting foods. The local climate is very pleasant and agreeable, without extreme variations in temperature and precipitation. Living in an ice-free environment is important to me because I have need to safeguard myself from loss of balance, falls, and injuries. From personal experience I know how terribly painful and disabling a fall and major injury can be. Learning to physically stand and walk a third time is something I wish to avoid. In effect, I have established myself for a few months within an environment, with a lifestyle, that affords me significant opportunities to explore several creative pursuits and hobbies: creative writing, photography, website software, cooking, and book publication. Book publication will eventually occur as a result of developing several Word Press blogs - blogs which provide me a vehicle for developing and presenting information and photographs about some of the things I have enjoyed and experienced. For the next few months, this is what my life and work will focus upon; eventually, I will move on, travel, and settle for a while, perhaps in distant lands. I have hastily scribbled a few words - the above - as evidence for others that I continue to exist, to thrive, knowing that the tides of life will soon erase even this from my transitory beach head and consciousness.
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