A current Choosie asked for pictures, and, since I was the guy who brought a digital camera with me everywhere before phones really had cameras, I had the opportunity to go through HUNDREDS of old college pictures.
And man, was I cool.
There are pictures of me with new friends, old friends, in-between friends, and people who I honestly can not remember for the life of me. People who have changed my life, people whose lives I have changed. And I look back on all those days. I had so much energy! I could stay up for days without sleep, whereas now I suffer if I go without my midday snooze. And I was so so so assured of my own virtues, so anything I did had the full backing of my heart and soul! Nowadays, I second-guess most decisions about anything, from breakfast to parenting!
What happened, Woody? I'll tell you what happened. I got a heaping dose of humility!
I learned to take others' opinions, and spent time figuring out how to implement more little wisdoms into my every day.
Basically, I became an adult. But I love everything about my childhood, including through college. I made so many friends, and while I can talk about how I'm not the same, neither are they! And we get to do that together. I get to shake my head at the dumb things I said, and laugh it off.
I'm so happy with my life right now. It's stressful. And I'm stoppable. I have limited energy, and I lose my temper every now and again.
Life is hard.
But I'm not going through it anymore acting like I know best, like everything I do is justified and right. I'm humble. Well, humbler.
And that's what got me here today! I'm smiling, and even when I'm not, I'm still standing. And every day, every hard hard day, I get better at the little things I have to do. Better at doing them, better at enjoying them.
I'm not a superhero. I'm human. We all are. And that's what makes us so incredible.
I love you all! Hang in there!
-Woody
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| Can't move. Stuck under Crash Boy. |
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| On the way to school! |
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| At the dentist, and they're doing SO WELL!!! |
