I think what life has taught me over the last few months is that things can change monumentally over a short period of time: health, family, friendships, love, wellbeing, travel, work, general plans. Each time I think I’m going in a certain direction, something bigger reminds me that I’m not always in charge and that I just have to accept that. And it’s this bigger thing — whether just another person’s opinion, whether cosmic, spiritual, or just happenstance — that keeps me excited and looking forward to every bit of the future. Sure, I can certainly be a bit of a control freak and going with the flow can sometimes be taxing, but I’m learning to embrace all surprises, every new contact, and the resulting relationship and side-swiping life shifts that make me feel alive. Pardon me, guys, for getting all airy-fairy, but hell, it’s sunny, I’m spacing out in the passenger seat, and I gotta say it: life is pretty damn fine.

Happy week, y’all.