I've got some time to burn at 5am in an Orlando airport terminal this morning. So why not get some words down? Here we go...
Yesterday, I had a text conversation with one of my best friends who had recently moved back into the Orlando area after three years of being away in North Carolina for work. The thinking was that everything would be right in the world when he moved back and could be with all of his old friends again. That thought still holds true, except that I've seen him a grand total of four times in the past six months he's been back. The whole sentiment was summed up in one sentence:
"Not gonna lie, it would be nice to see you more often."
Those words blindsided me. We currently live less than three miles away from each other. What the hell was so important that I couldn't make time to see one of my best friends of 15 years?
March was an interesting month. Hell, the past year and half has been interesting, if not busy. Recently though, lots of thoughts, plans, and changes appear to be on the horizon. Nothing earth-shaking. Just...different, and yet the same. A change of gears so to speak.
Next post - An open letter to the world of triathlon.
It's amazing how we let other things in our lives interfere with the things we consider most important. So often I see people forget that the reason we work is to fund the other things in life we enjoy. Likewise with triathlon, we train because we enjoy the comraderie and the race experience, not because we are going to be world champions. Can't lose sight of that. Make time for important people and events. Without them life will be empty.
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