Things that Fly!

My Own Story

I watched Ocean's 12 today. It was fun and exciting and left me exhilarated. But after digesting it a little I felt kind of empty. What happened to the exhilaration? Why can't I feel like that all the time? Why do I get a feeling of enjoyment and fulfillment from watching a plethora of sexy, well dressed actors get chauffeured around Europe. In my mind I know this is a very empty image-- something I expected my 9 dollars to deliver for a couple hours-- yet I still subscribe to the these forms of entertainment as a way to make myself feel good about my life. But in reality I'm really I'm just feeling good about someone else's life.

A change I would like to make to my life is to transform myself from passive observer, to protagonist participant in my own story. The more I think about it the more I realize that I'm 1/4 dead, and the more I realize that the more I want to get chance to play. I'm not asking to be the center of attention, I'm just saying that I don't want to watch other people fall in love-- I want to fall in love. I don't want to watch other people fail or succeed-- I want experience failure or success or both! Why not take everything in. I haven't experienced nearly as much as this life has to offer. Carpe Diem

posted by Rob and Lauren @ 1:28 AM