today i woke up early, grabbed a shower, and a bowl of cereal, then i did the unthinkable....i fell back asleep when i had a flight at 1:30......what a horrible idea. i needed to leave midtown by 1130am to make my flight. i woke up at 11am....now that might not seem like a problem, however, i had not yet packed. so i rushed to pack and fill out some paperwork for my new apartment. in the process i nearly forgot everything i could possibly need. the next 6 weeks are going to put me back in my touring routine, and forgetting something could mean a lot of headache. it is one thing to go somewhere and stay for a few weeks and need something shipped to you....it is one thing totally different if you are in a different city every day....logistics become a full time job in this business.
one must keep his head on at times like these or he will find himself caught up with a lot of problems......
the airport was a madhouse of delayed flights and all kinds of nonsense....i however avoided most of this, i get real lucky and i dont deserve it.
which brings me to my point today....there is so much that could go horribly awry, and it dosnt....millions of people needing millions of things all to work in a certain way. everything, for the most part, turns out just fine. now i am not saying it works according to all these peoples perfect plans, but basically, things get done and often in spite of our efforts.
its just amazing, i had missed an important window for a flight, and without an effort of my own, i ended up on the next best flight, there was no reason i got on the flight i wanted....it just happened...and the airline didnt even charge me for my bags.
all of this makes me humble and in awe of a universe so immense that we cannot see its depth, and yet....i end up on a plane, when there are 20 other passengers on stand by, and disappointed out to no end.
i cannot help but think that it helps me when things dont go to my plan, i never let it get to me. i just try to figure it out, the next logical step. sure things are disappointing or are very hard, but nothing worth having was ever easy. i think that is true for everything we do....even when you end up on standby at the airport, through no fault of your own....just sit back and take it in stride, have a dr. pepper. it will all be fine....it always is ultimately. if we always got what we wanted, we would never find out new things that were better, and we would only want more anyway.....if nothing else humanity is insatiable....
id like to think that i point my inability to be satiated, towards mental and emotional desire....always moving, and getting myself...."there" wherever "there" is that day....in my business there is no other way to function....it seems to work out just fine for me....
i am in miami, it took me about 4 hours longer to get to the hotel than i wanted, but i found a cuban resturant and didnt have to eat dinner alone.....thats worth it to me....
one must keep his head on at times like these or he will find himself caught up with a lot of problems......
the airport was a madhouse of delayed flights and all kinds of nonsense....i however avoided most of this, i get real lucky and i dont deserve it.
which brings me to my point today....there is so much that could go horribly awry, and it dosnt....millions of people needing millions of things all to work in a certain way. everything, for the most part, turns out just fine. now i am not saying it works according to all these peoples perfect plans, but basically, things get done and often in spite of our efforts.
its just amazing, i had missed an important window for a flight, and without an effort of my own, i ended up on the next best flight, there was no reason i got on the flight i wanted....it just happened...and the airline didnt even charge me for my bags.
all of this makes me humble and in awe of a universe so immense that we cannot see its depth, and yet....i end up on a plane, when there are 20 other passengers on stand by, and disappointed out to no end.
i cannot help but think that it helps me when things dont go to my plan, i never let it get to me. i just try to figure it out, the next logical step. sure things are disappointing or are very hard, but nothing worth having was ever easy. i think that is true for everything we do....even when you end up on standby at the airport, through no fault of your own....just sit back and take it in stride, have a dr. pepper. it will all be fine....it always is ultimately. if we always got what we wanted, we would never find out new things that were better, and we would only want more anyway.....if nothing else humanity is insatiable....
id like to think that i point my inability to be satiated, towards mental and emotional desire....always moving, and getting myself...."there" wherever "there" is that day....in my business there is no other way to function....it seems to work out just fine for me....
i am in miami, it took me about 4 hours longer to get to the hotel than i wanted, but i found a cuban resturant and didnt have to eat dinner alone.....thats worth it to me....
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