...life has been challenging lately. We recently lost my Father in Law, my Mother in Law went bonkers with Alzheimer's and dementia, We almost lost our place in Texas to the hurricane and my 20 year old Daughter has decided that she knows more that we do and is shacked up with 6 other couples with her two-week old boyfriend of 34! Life sure ain't a bowl of chocolates right now. Top that off with the flu I packed up a few days ago and we have the perfect storm.
I am a nobody, no better or worse than anyone else that shows up here. I do have some pride though. I've worked my butt off, on the ground for 30+ years to provide for my family. I've attained the American Dream, I suppose. I thought things would get easier as we got older. It's not happening, everybody is looking for something. We spend all of our time looking after others. We have no time for ourselves. So goes life, wah, wah, poor me.
Today I was faced, full on, with the dreaded flu. It was everything I could do to get out of bed and open all of the windows to let some fresh air in. I crawled over to my computer checked and responded to the posts that I could. Mind you, the weather has been perfect here since I got sick. It was awful before I got sick and its supposed to go bad again tomorrow but while I'm sick, it's perfect!
Well, I got sick and tired of being sick and tired and put on my big boy panties to blow off a few packs. It was a chore, pulling those packs off the shelf, charging them up and picking a bird to fly today. I flew five packs and seriously it was tough but I'd take it over sitting on my butt and doing nothing any day. The freedom to fly gave me a bit of peace and occupied my attention for a while. Now I'm back in the house, sick, wondering what's going to happen tomorrow.
Well, today, for 30 minutes, I had nothing to worry about but crashing! I built it, I fix it and I fly it, that does give me some satisfaction. I know it's long but here is one of my packs. Watch it if you choose don't watch it if you don't have the time. I ain't no Steele that's for sure but maybe someday...
Without hope, perseverance, hard work and dreams we're all destined for doom. Don't take life for granted, It's a lot shorter than you think it is. Try to enjoy your life, you only get one chance at it.
(Maybe it's the cold medicine!)
Jerry
I am a nobody, no better or worse than anyone else that shows up here. I do have some pride though. I've worked my butt off, on the ground for 30+ years to provide for my family. I've attained the American Dream, I suppose. I thought things would get easier as we got older. It's not happening, everybody is looking for something. We spend all of our time looking after others. We have no time for ourselves. So goes life, wah, wah, poor me.
Today I was faced, full on, with the dreaded flu. It was everything I could do to get out of bed and open all of the windows to let some fresh air in. I crawled over to my computer checked and responded to the posts that I could. Mind you, the weather has been perfect here since I got sick. It was awful before I got sick and its supposed to go bad again tomorrow but while I'm sick, it's perfect!
Well, I got sick and tired of being sick and tired and put on my big boy panties to blow off a few packs. It was a chore, pulling those packs off the shelf, charging them up and picking a bird to fly today. I flew five packs and seriously it was tough but I'd take it over sitting on my butt and doing nothing any day. The freedom to fly gave me a bit of peace and occupied my attention for a while. Now I'm back in the house, sick, wondering what's going to happen tomorrow.
Well, today, for 30 minutes, I had nothing to worry about but crashing! I built it, I fix it and I fly it, that does give me some satisfaction. I know it's long but here is one of my packs. Watch it if you choose don't watch it if you don't have the time. I ain't no Steele that's for sure but maybe someday...
Without hope, perseverance, hard work and dreams we're all destined for doom. Don't take life for granted, It's a lot shorter than you think it is. Try to enjoy your life, you only get one chance at it.
(Maybe it's the cold medicine!)
Jerry
