It's funny how people describe their places in the present. Some enjoy questioning it while others float along as if to be part of a passing breeze. The older I get the more I find myself trying to locate the brakes that'll physically slow down the two hands on a clock. My only discovery to date is to find faith in boredom. I love to sit in the center of a mall or a forest and just do nothing. Absolutely it's painful. It would be so comforting to pick up the smart phone and hit social media but that doesn't slow down the ticks of a breathing clock. In those moments of nothingness I hear things that become the fuel to a new step. Never a beginning but rather a continuation.

Those voices in your head. Some feel like storms while others leave you in question. I don't mind facing each. What is placed within isn't without. What is heard can be a swift change in the wind. But ultimately how you react is the true message. We all get weird messages from moments and far away places. But do you listen to them? What if a wacky sentence that remains unstructured is the first step in lifting your path to a stronger place of leadership and motivation? I know... not you right? The sentences we are given aren't always meant to steal the air from your lungs and or be shaped into negative cupcakes. If you write them down and come back in a different frame of mind you'll see how important you being you truly is. Be the leader you are by trusting the leader within.

Every place we travel from home to work we've become too reliant on two words, "I wish." Most of the time we've got so many wishes lined up that in order to see one come true it would require us to remember why it was we made the wish. Some of the top wishes? I wish it was Friday. I wish I had enough money. I wish I didn't have to do this. In living a "present" life. I've learned that being in the now has taught me that tomorrow is going to be stronger because less energy was spent wanting something that I probably didn't need. I've looked at wishes as being the signal that you're off your path and plan. Staying focused on the moment puts fuel in the execution leading toward success. It was very difficult to stretch beyond wishing and just accepting. But you've already been given so many gifts without realizing the importance. Time is moving too quickly. It's not going to slow down. But your life will when the next step is showing gratefulness for what you already have.

I was shocked to see that it's been nearly a month since I've written in the forest. How is that possible? It feels like just yesterday. While in thought my writing instrument drew out a frame of mind that sort of crosses the line. Has God gotten so bored with our place in time that he's taking his game to a different level? I do it all the time. When I want Monopoly or any other board game to come to an end I will make mistakes on purpose just to let someone win. How is it nearly May of 2017 already? There are so many mile makers along the way that should be slowing us down but nothing seems to be creating mountains. We keep mowing down the possibility of a seed. To keep peace at heart without wandering my new search is for boredom. I love sitting in it. I love to stare at a blank wall with no photographs or paintings. Boredom is the only way I've been able to slow down time. Is this the reason why people of age don't like to sleep at night? They realized how fast time is moving so they want to participate with more ticks on the clock.