Visions and cars with a Z.....

Day 107: Real Time
Day 3: 21 Day Complaint Free Journey


Will Bowen says in his book that we need to focus on our vision of the world rather than complain about what is happening around us at the moment.

Visions are great. Not the kind that appear at odd moments, seen only by you. Those are scary. But I find that if I envision something that I need to do, or something that I want, the acquisition of that dream falls into place rather quickly. I guess that’s why vision boards are so effective, a tool that is routinely touted by life coaches. Mine has James Brolin on it, but let’s move on quickly.

At this point in my life, my vision focuses on writing. I would like to write full time, while working at home with my two cats surrounding me. (And one of them literally rests his head on my hands as I type. He’s my muse.) My desk faces my back yard garden so I can watch the goings-on from my chair. There is a fountain right outside my window that refreshes a variety of wildlife…..as much wildlife as one would find in the midst of a huge urban area, but it amuses me just the same.

Vision wise, I would only leave this spot to eat, drink, and be merry. And being merry for me doesn’t involve much these days. Maybe buy jewelry and shoes once a week. No thoughts or worries about the price tags, a jaunt to the mall in the middle of the day (fewer young people with slouchy pants then) serving as my social interaction and supply chain for silver, gold, and comfy flats in all colors.

And I would get there in my Nissan Z car, whatever that model is called these days. I’ve been dreaming about that car for, literally, decades. I came THIS CLOSE to having one once, in the ‘80s, but life intervened. The kind that screams, WHY do you need such a vehicle when you want to go back to school?? (Now that I think about it, I did neither. There’s a lesson there somewhere, but I’ll think about that later.)

So, what is my convoluted point this morning, the one about my complaint-free journey? I can’t tell you about my day yesterday, because I would be complaining.

Not all of it. Some was OK, but we do tend to focus on the negative, don’t we, or we wouldn’t convene here. Will says to work toward our vision or we’ll get stuck in the muck of despair and blame, anything in order to explain why we don’t have what we want in life.

Maybe I’ll write that book outline I’ve been thinking about today.

And then visit a car dealership.

Day 3.