The past few weeks, months, have been loud. There's been a constant flow of changes, information, confrontation, and anxiety. Granted, I'm partly to blame for this noise due to my perpetual listening to NPR; although, I very much enjoyed the piece on eating a taco every day.
It's been getting more difficult to "quiet the noises" with the influx of negative opinions and biases formed and executed through social media. The anxiety of life had started to become so crippling (probably self-inflicted) that enjoying the little things began to get difficult.
Trout of a Thousand Casts
The trout of a thousand casts.
Some days are like that.
At least we didn't meet any skunks.
Concerns of Men
I feel like a great many people have been concerned this week, primarily about the future. I'm one of those people.
The concerns of men often get in the way of living, have a way of creeping up and consuming our minds, therefore consuming our lives.
Accomplishments
Accomplishments.
Our society circles around that word relentlessly. You question whether or not you've accomplished enough throughout your day, week, year. But, who defines an accomplishment.
In social media, even those who value experience over possessions have fallen into this same trap. We compare our adventures, magnitude of mountains, the size of fish... our "experience" accomplishments.
Bend Don't Break
It was the best of days.
65 in January.
We literally chased trouts downstream all day.
Not one broke off.
Take note; to bend to life, chase it, and not break.
There's Got to be a Trout in There
Yesterday.
Yesterday we were taught our place.