of the country, firearms, and loving life as it is to me

Today, and days leading up to today, is a new mindset, a freedom-inspiring one. Letting go of that which the past few years has succeeded in dragging me down, sometimes feeling as if for the last time, and living today for what it is, thus begins the new journey. Back, to familiar grounds of letting myself just be me, no worries, acceptance that I am a pretty good guy, with a number of good qualities and characteristics, and plenty to give to the right woman.

How easy it is to give up in sacrifice many of those things we like to do, some of which make us who we are. They're the salt of our own lives, the life, the emotion, the passion, the wants and desires and needs, all bundled together that make us who we are. So easy to let go of those things, with the mistaken idea that by doing so, we'll be even better for the one who is most significant in our lives at the time.

Have brought to reality again my enjoyment of the sport of shooting. Target shooting, plinking as some might call it, potentially leading to the thrill of competition.... Have always loved shooting. Used to have a great Winchester .22 rifle that I had a blast with. Not so much into hunting, mainly because of little opportunity, or maybe higher priorities elsewhere. But getting back into shooting, and firearms, and seeing how much I can get out of myself, how good I can become,whether terrible and thus do it just for fun, or a marksman, who cares, I love it. It's me. Blue jeans, flannel shirts, camo shirts, boots....yep.

So subtly, and easily, we drift from the things in life that are the very fiber of who we are.