Ringgren

 We can start over, whenever we want. It’s a wonderful opportunity that we have.  Taking it for granted will lead anyone down a dark path. I might not always be aware, what good I release in the world.  But I will try to savor the small moments. What else can I do to make it feel like there’s a meaning to all this madness? I don’t imagine, I’m the only one with self-doubt. In fact, I am painfully aware how it infects all of us,  at some point in our lives. I’ve gotten knocked down to size,  yet again. It hurts, more than I can describe. Maybe it is possible to get out on the other side better?  I sure hope I can do the impossible for the millionth time. That is why, this is Day One.

Right now I am in New Orleans. I've been here for about five days, with one of those being a day of only travel. That day sucked so hard - with all the constant traveling. Boarding an airplane, getting of it, waiting in an airport for x number of hours and then rinse and repeat that two more times. The longest flight was 8 hours and 55 frakkin' minutes. I used to be afraid of flying but amazingly enough I didn't get nervous at all. I enjoyed the ride a lot. I got to see the Oscar winning "The Kings Speech". I loved that movie! I don't think that there is a better way to spend a flight than watching movies you are kind of too busy to see otherwise. If there ever was a city that I've fallen in love with instantly, it might just be New Orleans. The diversity and the multicolored and multifaceted city, just invites you in and lets you be a part of its history in a second, no questions asked. You can hang out in the French Quarter and visit the Roue Bourbon and...