Years ago I used to battle with what I could and could not control. It seemed that with enough leverage, effort, and muscle that anything was possible. That may be true for many lessons that I have learned, but I quickly learned that it wasn’t the case with people. The specifics of these struggles could easily be a stand alone post and maybe as time goes on I may dive into some of those experiences. For today I will just say that this constant adaptation to adversity is the purpose of the title of todays post.
To say that I had an abundance of health issues as a child would be an understatement, one thing for sure is all those sick days put me in a position to watch a lot of T.V., read, and listen to every song I could get my hands on. To be a captivated audience with the limited options of the day meant many hours watching, reading, and listening to things that weren’t normal for an average adolescent. I can’t place the first time I watched “The Great Escape”, but I do know that on some level the plot and the characters had made an impression on this sickly kid trapped inside. The Price is Right also played a huge part of my childhood, but what kind of story does that generate?
Fast forward through the years and the movie, the plot, the characters resurfaced as I wrestled with the adversity that was starting to feel like an avalanche of things outside my control. This idea of making memories and friendships in a situation that everyone is desperately plotting to escape from was coming more into focus. I wasn’t sure what the next chapter of life was going to be or when it might begin, the one thing I was sure of was that anything related to these thoughts would go under the file name “The Great Escape”. It’s fascinating to go back and look at these files and see how they evolved over time. How I used this space to day dream and work out what I was going to do while incorporating current events and interest. As with so many things it is so easy to define a journey while still on it or in this case defining the art of escaping while still tethered.
It’s was at this moment that the great escape started long before any specified date or plan.
Welcome to the journey.
Walk with Cain 