My parents divorced when I was 5 years old. My sister and I would spend our summers and every other holiday with my father. Most of the time, he was living in Atlanta, GA. Every trip from Chattanooga to Atlanta was awesome. I love the interstate system in Atlanta. I would fall asleep on the way down and my sister would always wake me just when we were entering downtown. I would look out the window at all of the overpasses and what seemed to be a confusing mess was actually an organized system. As a child, complexity amazed me.
Fast forward 20 years...
I still seek complexity in my life. The more difficult a task, the better. I thought I would eventually grow out of it, maybe it was some kind of phase...I can't have a simple friendship or a simple relationship. It has to be as complex as the interstates I grew to love.
My life is full of bridges, curves, overpasses, exits, entrances, construction zones, and occasionally some inclement weather and a few fender benders. But I wouldn't change it for anything in the world. Life shouldn't be easy, and it shouldn't be too hard either. It should just be life. Life is full of "what ifs"...I enjoy saying "why not"! I am living in this moment. Life is not what happens in the past-that moment is gone. Nor is it what happens in the future-the future is not promised. Life really isn't what happens in the present either. Life is what happens at this moment. No matter how confusing my life may look, every moment is an organized surprise!
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