Keeping it Simple…

Life can be so complicated, don’t you think?  Honestly, just think about the choices that you make, every single day…

What should I eat for breakfast, for lunch, for dinner?  What should I watch on TV?  What movie do I want to see?  What book to read?  What car to buy?  Who should I call?  What thing on my list of things to do comes next?  What will I do this weekend?  When will I pay my bills?  Where will I go on my next vacation?  What job should I persue next? 

Let’s face it, the list goes on and on and on… It’s endlessness is sometimes paralyzing, by it’s very nature, because sometimes you are just plain afraid of making the wrong choice.  For example, what if you watch a show on TV and miss the show that everyone else is watching?  Well, what then?  What then when the conversation starts up at work, and you KNOW it will, about the show?  Do you keep quiet?  Do you smile knowingly, as if you watched?  Well? 

Secretly, I am tired of making all of these choices.  I want my life to become more simple, more like my life is now.  How’s that, you ask?  Well, this is how simple things are now…

We get up and eat breakfast – it’s either hot (instant oatmeal) or cold (boxed cereal).  You can put cream cheese of peanut butter on your bagel, if you are lucky enough to get one before they run out.  The beverages are coffee (it’s good, it’s strong and it’s pressed), orange juice, milk or water. 

You get a cue sheet that takes you to your next overnight location.  You can either sleep in your tent or buy a hotel/motel room.  You eat dinner, the same dinner that everyone else eats.  You do not complain, there is no point.  Surprisingly, this is a stress free environment – no choices, no stress.

I wonder if I would like prison as much as I like this ride… Stay tuned.