Good Monday Morning All...
First of all, I want to sincerely thank those who have sent emails to check up on me during my absence the past few months here in ActiveRain. Contrary to the rumors that I had been abducted by aliens or worse yet, drowned in the river of unwritten words, I am here to let y'all know that I am alive, well (kinda sorta) and still kicking and screaming here in the middle TN area.
The real estate market in my area is still kicking butt (Thank You God!). Having set some BHWAG's (Big Hairy Wild-Ass Goals) this year, my life has been the ritualistic putting the petal to the metal seeking what I can kill and drag home. Needless to say, the past few months have been both challenging and rewarding. When one moves out of their comfort zone, the cauldron that contains the essence of who and what we are, will boil, hiss and spew steam as heaping handfuls of certainty and uncertainty are are added to the mix.
Today, I go into the hospital (out-patient basis) to have a procedure reversed. I started passing a kidney stone a few weeks back and thought I was going to die. A stent was inserted around the stone to drain the infection. Today, the stone and stent are going to be removed. But just because I will be physically down for a spell, there no time to rest on my laurels. I will leverage the downtime from the physical work of doing inspections to the admin aspect of working on the business. There are two new websites to be created and a plethora of informational videos for the sites to be shot and edited.
Needless to say, I am driven - possessed if you will to achieve, maybe even over achieve. I have visions of how my life would be if I were living it on my terms instead of accepting and reacting to the unpalatable minutia that is plopped on my tray. I want life to be more than just eking out an existence. I want to live and contribute. I want to put Tennesseans to work - either in the inspection business or the media business.
Thank you for taking a few valuable minutes out of your day to read the ramblings of a madman. Yes, I am driven. I have a clear vision of what I want the last 30 years of my life to be. Retirement? I may contemplate slowing down at 92, but until then, I will keep "Life in the Fast Lane" and "Rockin' Down the Highway" at the top of the play list…
P.S. I will not stay away so long. I promise...
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