Fucken absent

Being one hundred percent present is something I strive to achieve every day of my life, it's a constant struggle that I inject a lot of effort into whether it's being present at work, my social life, with my spousal relationship or other relationships and even with my love of nature and being present for and with myself - I fail sometimes but I succeed far more and the success comes on the back of hard fucken work; that's ok though, lifting heavy shit - meaning not shying away from hard work - is something I'm comfortable with and has helped me attain the happy, meaningful and comfortable life I've forged.

Fucken absent

I've been absent from my relationship, my need for enjoyment, down-time and relaxation and basically any form of personal life at all in the last two weeks...my work sometimes demands it and because I have the lift heavy shit ethos (as above) I put effort into being one hundred percent present when that's demanded of me. I love my work and the organisation for which I deliver my skill-set so it doesn't seem too much of a strain - not too much, but still a strain.

Sometimes being one hundred percent present in one aspect means something else suffers and in this case it's my life, my personal (non-professional) life and it's exactly that which I'm rectifying this weekend - and I'll be injecting a massive amount of energy and effort into being one hundred percent present.

Fucken present

I fully believe in the need for, and benefits of, being one hundred percent present - isn't life too fucken short to do things at any less that one hundred fucking percent? Fuck yeah it is...life shouldn't be wasted.

All too soon our lives are over, usually after the passing of time and the decline of mind and body, and I say, fuck that fucken shit, I'm not wasting my fucken life by only living it incrementally.

So, this weekend I'm planning to be fucken present for myself and my girlfriend with the idea of living life fully - and making up for the last couple weeks in which I was present in my professional life rather than my personal life. It seems the right fucken thing to do.

Living life by halves? Fuck that shit!

What do you think? Any thoughts on it? Do you like to float through life wasting time or do you prefer to make use of it as best you can? Feel free to explain either way.

(This post is for the #saturdayselections concept - sharing music in the WEEKEND EXPERIENCES community on Saturdays.)