Coming full circle

After yesterday's blog entry, I was pretty surprised by what I found early this morning looking back on some of the old blogs I've written.

The first blog post of my entire life came the day before my 24th birthday: June 21, 2006. I was at the low-point of my depression over a failed relationship and a lack of confidence. My outlook on life was nothing like it is now, nothing like what was portrayed in yesterday's entry. Yet somewhere deep inside of me, the same idea was trying to work its way out of me: dare to be great.

We all have choices as to how we spend our free time. I suggest this: spend your free time doing something you'll remember in five years. That might not sound significant, but stop and think about it. What was your life like five years ago? Where did you work? Who did you talk to everyday? Five years is just a sliver of our lives, but in that short amount of time, we forget a lot. And the day-to-day that seems so important at the time gets swept under the rug as life flies by.

If you can look back at something five years ago and you remember it, it was significant. It left an impact. Memories stay with people for the funniest reasons. I remember five years ago, I went for a 14-mile run every Sunday night for like five straight weeks. I haven't figured out yet how that affected my life, but there's a reason it stands out to me now, when I can't tell you a damn thing I did the other 6 days and 22.5 hours of those weeks. But I remember that I went for those runs, and it gives me a sense of accomplishment.

Do something you'll remember in five years. It's an insurance policy. Make sure you have something to smile about in five years.

Funny how while some things in life change, some often stay the same.