Sit and Stare

If I had taken this image, I wouldn't really be proud of it. I think the horizon needs to be a little higher in the frame, and it's incredibly noisy. But I didn't take it.

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover did. See that little point of light up in the sky, a little off to the left? That is Earth, below it, very faintly, is our moon. When I see photos like this, I feel amazed. I have to sit here and stare, in wondered amazement. For thousands of years we've wondered, we've hypothesized, we've argued over, and we've pushed towards the day that we could venture out to the other planets and eventually the stars.

That day is now. That time is here. This is the future. We are living in something that will be remembered for the rest of human existence.

So don't skip over this because it is noisy and not composed very well, and stare at it.

Twists and Turns

Life is a crazy thing. It's a road, where every hill and every curve is blind. It's a road filled with hard things that you don't want to do, good times that you never want to move past, memories you will never forget, and nostalgia that comes hits you at the most unexpected times. Two years ago, I would never have guessed I would be today. You cannot come up with a perfectly set path, you cannot predict where you're going to be. So look at it the fun way - don't try to predict. Take it as it comes. Plan for the future, but go with the flow. Make your plan flexible. Because that road has turns and hills you won't see coming. You'll get where you're going, wherever that may be.