Friday, May 25, 2012

My Future Home

Image courtesy of bibbity boppity boo


My best friend, Laura, hates it when I quote the Weepies.  Perhaps she doesn't know I'm quoting them when I say, "I want to live a simple life."  Laura says that lives are for making an impact and being the change you want to see in the world, not for simplicity.  But it's something more than that for me.  After this long, involved story, you'll see that it's not an easy life I seek, but a clear, focused, and self-manifested one.  It's different than easy...it's a life I've made for myself. 

You see, I always had this image, this vision, of my Future Home.  It was a condo, but not a loft.  It was spacious in that the large living room dominated the main space, but it wasn’t huge.  I have a rather white-ish coloured couch with many a throw on top of it.  There are doors that lead outside behind the couch.  On the hardwood, there is an impressive Persian rug.  It is red with flecks of gold.  There is a soft yellow reading lamp that is illuminating what I can see my Future Self reading: a magazine.  There is jazz music playing in the background and the atmosphere is warm-hearted, inviting, and quiet.  It is a quiet life upon which I am looking.  It’s the life I’ve always dreamed of living.  I look very happy: I look like I belong there.  I always thought that in order to get this home, I would need to depend on someone else to provide it for me.  I thought that a dual life, a paired life, would allow these luxuries: warm light, magazines, and red area rugs.  Maybe I have to start thinking about living the life I’ve always wanted to live…and just work at making it happen.

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