It's Opposite Day!

     All right - it’s opposite day. I have talked about the fact that if you fail to make a plan, then, you plan to fail. Well, forget about that for this blog! I once heard Willard Scott (from the Today Show) say, “if you want to make God laugh, then make a plan.” I remember being struck by that statement. It made me laugh, it was thought provoking, and it was incredibly liberating for me - all at the same time. It made me consider the fact that maybe I wasn't God, and I didn't have the last word on whether or not my plans would work out, regardless of how meticulous I was in the planning and execution phases. Then I thought, what a great life it would be if I could relinquish that responsibility - after all I'm not God. I would just be the best Dave Reynolds that I could be and leave it at that. Just do your best and forget the rest.Yeah, that's the ticket.

     So now I like to do some things in my life without having a plan. Sometimes you have to just say “what the hell.” Dive right into your project. Do your best and forget the rest. Do something just because you enjoy it. It might be a passion, or a curiosity. Who knows, you might stumble onto a career path that you have never even considered, or imagined for yourself. I have always enjoyed writing. Well, okay I did struggle with my Doctoral paper just a bit (actually, a lot, if the truth be told). But, I enjoy writing from my heart – life’s research. I did some journal writing when my mother was dying of cancer. I was in high school at the time. The process of putting my feelings and stories to paper was very therapeutic. This is an example of something that I don’t want to plan. I just want to let the words flow, and leave it at that. If this journey turns into something larger someday, then I will make a plan. But, I am just going with the flow for now. As they say in So Cal, no worries bro. Until next time - Surf it Mellow Brothers and Sisters - the MD