Frontier of My Mind

So much has changed over time, yet so much has stayed the same. There is so much more of an upside in my life, rather than the downside. So much of the scenery has broadened around me, and so much of the landscape of life has bloomed before my eyes. So many inches have turned into feet and so many feet have turned into miles in my walk of life. I have had many hills that I’ve climbed, but yet so many mountains that haven’t been explored in my life.
I have had many moments to smile, as well as many moments of disappointment. The smiles have always come more than the disappointment, yet I have learned that disappointments are beneficial to grow in life. My disappointments make me more driven to not ever be disappointed again. Disappointment hurts but not as much as settling for that disappointment when it happens to you. In growing into a man and growing in life, I have learned to smile in the face of defeat and despair. Nothing is ever as bad as we sometimes make it out to be. When all seems lost, there are always limitless possibilities. When and only when we learn that principle, can we learn to live stress free and peaceful. Good days and bad days come in the same chance to improve on. The only certainty is that we will have to face them. There are no good days or bad days, rather some days are better than others, and some days test you more than others.
There are so many phases in life that I go through. Each phase is like building a house. Each goal and phase that I hit in my life adds another level to the house of life that I am building. As I look into the windows of life, the more focused that I become to accomplish many new things. There are so many questions left to be answered, but yet it is better to have more questions than answers at times. There are many unknown things in my life to explore. The hunt for an answer to the unknowns in life is what fuels the fire in me. Each goal that I hit in life was a barrier that had to be overcome. It is a gift that takes so much work to attain, so much patience, so much determination that it never needs to be unwrapped, nor spoken of. Each phase of my life has a different meaning, but nonetheless is essential to building the house of life.
I have learned that transitioning to each new phase of my life; I have to withdraw from people. Sometimes it is beneficial to take a step back from everyone and clear your head. When you are alone, your thoughts become so much clearer. So many dreams are realized, so many ideas come to mind, and so many actions to the steps that you want to and need to take can be mapped out. Decompression from the world renews motivation, and removes all skeptics from your life, if even for that moment. Many times, I just sit on my patio and look out at the woods behind my house, and think about nothing. Listening to nature’s music is as soothing to my soul as the best massage that life has to offer. Animals are amazing in that they have no worries, but only what to eat next, and where to go in life. That to me is true peace. I love to think about nothing because that is when nothing turns into something, and a new and prolific idea is produced. Nothing good comes from a clouded mind, but great and ingenious ideas come from a clear and concise mind. Sometimes we need to wipe off the windows of our mind to get a greater outlook on the horizon of life. That is the only way that you can realize that the small hills that we have made in our lives are nothing more than distractions that need to be removed from our path. (By hills, I mean people, places, and things that consume your life, and add a negative influence to it.). Then and only then can we climb the mountain of life without the extra added baggage that having the wrong influences and people create for you to carry. Added weight doesn’t make you stronger; in actuality it hinders you from achieving your goal sooner rather than later.
I have so many dreams that have been realized, and so many goals to behold. Though the tasks may seem so far away, they give this astronaut a reason to shoot for the stars. I haven’t topped the hill but yet I have turned the corner. I have many new frontiers to pioneer, and the sky is not my limit, nothing is limited except how far the mind can think, and my mind is filled with infinite possibilities and ideas.

~Marks of Wisdom