they say that writers can only improve if they write every day...just freely. about anything. I'd like to try that. This is kind of one of my resolutions this year...to become a better writer in hopes to transfer that into my music. My other resolutions include, but are not limited to, buffing up, sky-diving, recording more music, and falling in love. maybe the last one shouldn't be one...that just needs to happen.

anyway, I've been reading this new book by donald miller about making your life a better story. It's all about how you can decide if you want to have a more exciting life story or not. He talks about how he made pretty impulsive decisions that involved risk and sacrifice. He decided to meet his father whom he hadn't seen for over 30 years. He also decided to go on an INTENSE hike that he would never have been capable of unless he trained the hardest he ever had. So he did it and he began living life rather than just sitting around. He stopped watching TV and started getting out.

I should really do that. I don't watch much TV in the first place, but I do sit around a lot. And I always need to have some form of communication within reach...cell phone, laptop, etc. Last night, my cell died and I was at a friend's house...had no way of communicating with the outside world and it felt great! I should just turn my phone off more often and experience those around me more fully rather than sharing my attention and time with them. My thoughts are bouncing all over the place right now.
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This world's so full of people so hollow
like blind men leading a crowd that follows
they all just flip their bottles and swallow
to forget their sorrow and forget tomorrow.