Tuesday
Mar202012
Back to Basics
Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at 11:41PM
As it's going on for three months since my last post, I finally decided it's time to get back to blogging. Before such proper blogs erupt out of my mind and my fingers, I figured I'd have to begin with that obligatory "why I haven't blogged" post.
Only the thing is, there's isn't really a reason why I haven't blogged. Writer's block? Maybe yes, but then I've had the ides and planned to write, I just never got around to it. Busy? Well I've been working lots of hours in my new job, but I'd hardly say I was run off my feet, so no. Lazy, lethargic? Quite probably yes.
In truth, lately there have just been times when I've been distant and somewhat lost. In fact, there have been times when I've not even wanted to get out of bed because I have nothing to do. Now don't get me wrong, I'm not some depressive, self-loathing, stays in pyjamas all day, on the verge of suicide kind of guy. In perspective, my life is pretty good. But, there are just times when I wonder how I ended up where I am right now, and where on earth my life is heading. I'm not even sure if I know where I want it to go, let alone how I am going to get there! I suppose in some ways, if I may borrow a line from John Mayer, you could say I've been having a kind of quarter life crisis.
Ok ok, so I may be being a bit dramatic and exaggerating a lot, but hey- it's my blog and I'll do what I want.
Basically, it's time just to pull my finger out and get stuck in. To anything. To everything. To just do stuff! There's only so many hours in the day, and only so many days in a lifetime. So, I just have to embrace where I am right now, and try everything, keep working at various things, and sooner or later, I'll be somewhere new, doing something completely unexpected.
The joys of life.
I never expected to be working at the local gym for instance. And, if I'm honest, it doesn't exactly sound like a wonderful job. But in actual fact, it isn't bad at all. I've been promoted, I enjoy working there, it's very people orientated, and I'm making lots of new, diverse connections. And, I'm still putting some of my skills to use there, in a variety of ways. I even spoke Spanish today... Spanish, in a gym, in Stalybridge. Languages are never wasted you see.
And, it's a job. Which is more than a lot of people have these days.
Acting is.... well, it's an actor's life. Ups and downs, last minute frantic trips. Desperate phone calls to secure a role. I have something coming up on TV in a couple of weeks, and then nothing, apart from my acting class. But, all good things come to those who wait!
Life throws things at you, and yes, you get knocked down. Sometimes rather brutally. But, you do get up again, and you try again, or you try something new. Relationships, jobs, whatever: they're all life experiences, that you just embrace, and look forward to elaborating on in what will surely be your world-wide best selling memoirs one day.
In the meantime, dip your feet into something. Then dive on in.
A note to finish: The appalling number of clichéd sayings and idioms in no part reflect my writing ability. I'm just "finding my feet" and "getting stuck in" to writing again!
Only the thing is, there's isn't really a reason why I haven't blogged. Writer's block? Maybe yes, but then I've had the ides and planned to write, I just never got around to it. Busy? Well I've been working lots of hours in my new job, but I'd hardly say I was run off my feet, so no. Lazy, lethargic? Quite probably yes.
In truth, lately there have just been times when I've been distant and somewhat lost. In fact, there have been times when I've not even wanted to get out of bed because I have nothing to do. Now don't get me wrong, I'm not some depressive, self-loathing, stays in pyjamas all day, on the verge of suicide kind of guy. In perspective, my life is pretty good. But, there are just times when I wonder how I ended up where I am right now, and where on earth my life is heading. I'm not even sure if I know where I want it to go, let alone how I am going to get there! I suppose in some ways, if I may borrow a line from John Mayer, you could say I've been having a kind of quarter life crisis.
Ok ok, so I may be being a bit dramatic and exaggerating a lot, but hey- it's my blog and I'll do what I want.
Actually, googling quarter life crisis comes up with a surprising number of hits!...procrastination there...
Basically, it's time just to pull my finger out and get stuck in. To anything. To everything. To just do stuff! There's only so many hours in the day, and only so many days in a lifetime. So, I just have to embrace where I am right now, and try everything, keep working at various things, and sooner or later, I'll be somewhere new, doing something completely unexpected.
The joys of life.
I never expected to be working at the local gym for instance. And, if I'm honest, it doesn't exactly sound like a wonderful job. But in actual fact, it isn't bad at all. I've been promoted, I enjoy working there, it's very people orientated, and I'm making lots of new, diverse connections. And, I'm still putting some of my skills to use there, in a variety of ways. I even spoke Spanish today... Spanish, in a gym, in Stalybridge. Languages are never wasted you see.
And, it's a job. Which is more than a lot of people have these days.
Acting is.... well, it's an actor's life. Ups and downs, last minute frantic trips. Desperate phone calls to secure a role. I have something coming up on TV in a couple of weeks, and then nothing, apart from my acting class. But, all good things come to those who wait!
Life throws things at you, and yes, you get knocked down. Sometimes rather brutally. But, you do get up again, and you try again, or you try something new. Relationships, jobs, whatever: they're all life experiences, that you just embrace, and look forward to elaborating on in what will surely be your world-wide best selling memoirs one day.
In the meantime, dip your feet into something. Then dive on in.
A note to finish: The appalling number of clichéd sayings and idioms in no part reflect my writing ability. I'm just "finding my feet" and "getting stuck in" to writing again!
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