Speaking of being governed by emotions...

...right now I am feeling INSPIRED.  I have learned about the world of triathlon, and I'm delving into it sprint-style; full steam ahead.  I know from experience that once the bubbly high of inspiration wears off, it's difficult to continue working through the hangovers of resistance and apathy.  But I feel I have to hold myself accountable.  I have lived in this safe coccoon for five years, and the eros inside itches to explode outward.  I have to come clean with myself:

I am an athlete.

I am a filmmaker.

I am a meditator, a student of Zen.

I am a storyteller, an artist, a musician.

I am an imperfect being, I will not be able to keep everyone happy, I will learn the courage to say I'm sorry, I will accept people where they are in life.

I am a lover, and I am loved in return with the strength of the ocean.

I may not always be able to articulate it, but I know at my core that

I LOVE LIVING THIS LIFE

and that my responsibility to give everything I have is also my fullest joy.

Let it begin today.  Let it begin now.