The sun sets on another day…
A light mist crossed the sky as another sunset passed in darkness. Shades of Gray crossed the horizon until night was upon us. Still, it was a good day.
I’ve done a lot of things in my life, perhaps too many. Today I faced an interesting truth that many of us will face in our lives. Well, I just said it, I’ve done a lot of things in my life, perhaps too many.
I had intention of playing trivia at a new location today. I had not been to this trivia, but I had been to the location and as I considered going, I remembered that they had dart boards. With that in mind I went to a known location in my house and pulled out a rather elaborate box that housed my darts. Now many of you will see darts as something that you get in a case with a bunch of little plastic flights that the kids played with and shouldn’t have had access to when I was young. My darts were purchased over time because I enjoyed playing so much with my friend in the 90s.
I remember once when we were on the road together and played darts in a bar for hours. It wasn’t like we were professionals or anything, but we were doing fairly well. We played and we played as the world circled around us and I’m not exactly sure how long it took before we were finally tired enough to stop. It was one of the more special times in my life simply because of a game. The next morning I was sore but it helped me remember what a great time we had.
Over time, I kept playing and collected many sets of darts trying to decide if I liked heavier or lighter and finding that they all had a purpose. That too was spectacular and years later with the advent of home dart board we played again, and it was still awesome. Here I sit today after sunset going through my darts and restoring them to what they should have always been. You see I engage things passionately and wanted to do super well and learn but something else came along my darts were set on a shelf and cried for my return. Eventually they will be perfect again, but I have to consider, is it time to look at my passions and see beyond them. A better question is, should I play darts more often?
I am sure all of us have fantastic passions that we have set aside but eventually we have come together and determine if we will continue to pursue those passions or if we will pass them on two others who will enjoy them. For me right now I think I will enjoy darts again, but someday my collection of darts will pass on to someone else who can enjoy them just as much.
So as the sun sets on another day, take a moment and sit with me. Find your passion and make your days the most amazing name can be by living that passion. One day when a new passion comes, embrace it again and learn and grow. For me I will be thankful every day for my great friend and our times playing darts, I hope you have an equally amazing story and I hope you find wonderful moments each day, no matter what.
Sleep sweet, love life, and triple 20s for the win…