The Soundtrack of my Life

There are still things on my Things to do Before I Die list.
• Get a horse
• Share
• Live the love that I am, completely
• Hold babies
• Take more time

Stuff like that.

But, mine is a blessed existence, nonetheless; no matter the heartache, no matter the past, no matter the mistakes and missed opportunities.

I am of the most fortunate in that, not only do I live where I want to live, not only do I do work that thrills me, but my every day is full of poetry and song, literature and art. I observe the world from such a mindset that my every reaction is contextualized in the arts. I have the unique pleasure of living each day with a soundtrack playing in my mind. I look upon the life that surrounds me, thinking of lyrics to songs I have heard and loved, books I have read and learned from, paintings and sculpture, theater and cinema, etc.

In this, my only regret is that I do not have a tape recorder in my mind to capture and preserve the private soundtrack of my life.