Oct 17, 2004 20:55
A guy can do some serious thinking when he takes the time to stop and glance at a weathered 20 year-old face in the mirror. It's rare times like those where you have a multitude of things race through your brain, such as where you've been, what you've accomplished, and what you've failed at. I'll be the first to admit I've been very lucky; then again, at other times, I've had downright shitty luck.
When one gets stuck in a rut, much like I have been over the past few months, random, questioning thoughts occupy the brain more than usual. Things that I've been through over the past few years have dialed up my paranoia factor a few notches. Sometimes, it's paid off; others, it's put me in compromising situations. An unlikable 50-50 ratio of good and bad, and lemme tell ya, it's not something you'd want to envy.
The key, however, is not to let second-guessing get the better of you. My success of late can be attributed to an attitude of battling through every week without looking back; if I fuck up, I fuck up. Regret can cripple a person, and it's happened to me before. Adaptation was the only way to ensure myself of future success without second-guessing myself into failure. People make mistakes, and so do I. The dilemma and intrigue in life results from not knowing which successes or failures await you in the future.
I hope to god I have what it takes to get through it, and something in the back of my head tells me I may just have it in me.
-Nick