Welcome to my new blog, “Kenwood’s Playlist: living vicariously through myself”.  It is in this little corner of the world wide web that I will chronicle my daily pursuit of happiness, a journey that I have only just recently begun.  After thirty four years of hitting my head against the proverbial wall, I have finally begun to understand what Forrest Gump realized from the get go, happiness is perception.  In other words, you can complain because roses have thorns, or you can rejoice because thorns have roses.  Although I haven’t perfected this approach to life just yet, a confluence of recent life events have made me realize that it is how I perceive each life situation that will dictate my happiness and level of success.  That said, a leopard can’t change it’s stripes.  I am not all of the sudden going to become a Tony Robbins clone.  I actually enjoy the darkness at times.  In fact, I think it’s what enables most of us to see the light.  I’m just going to try to be a little more aware and present on a daily basis.  And while I will do my best to make lemonade if life presents me lemons, I’m still bound to partake in a little road rage or sulking in my bed.  Carl Jung said “There are as many nights as days, and the one is just as long as the other in the year’s course. Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word ‘happy’ would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness."  I certainly expect my life to be balanced in this regard, but hopefully this little experiment will help me see more roses and less thorns.  So rather than wait for life to come to me I intend to be a bit more proactive in the aspects of my life that I have relative control over, most importantly my time.  As you have probably noticed on the side bar of this blog, I’ve compiled a list of one hundred things I’d like to accomplish in 2009.  It’s like a Bucket List (things to do before you kick the bucket), but with more accountability.  Afterall, with a bucket list you can’t technically fail until you die.  So, rather than procrastinate, I choose to hold myself accountable and live my best life now, day by day, year by year.  Not unlike my "365 day project” on Flickr, this blog/diary will not only motivate me to act on my “to-do” list, but it will also force me to put the results of my day, good or bad, in perspective.  I might crash and burn, but I’m excited to excelerate the ride that Sonia and I vowed to take a little less than a year ago.

And it begins…
Welcome to my new blog, “Kenwood’s Playlist: living vicariously through myself”. It is in this little corner of the world wide web that I will chronicle my daily pursuit of happiness, a journey that I have only just recently begun. After thirty four years of hitting my head against the proverbial wall, I have finally begun to understand what Forrest Gump realized from the get go, happiness is perception. In other words, you can complain because roses have thorns, or you can rejoice because thorns have roses. Although I haven’t perfected this approach to life just yet, a confluence of recent life events have made me realize that it is how I perceive each life situation that will dictate my happiness and level of success. That said, a leopard can’t change it’s stripes. I am not all of the sudden going to become a Tony Robbins clone. I actually enjoy the darkness at times. In fact, I think it’s what enables most of us to see the light. I’m just going to try to be a little more aware and present on a daily basis. And while I will do my best to make lemonade if life presents me lemons, I’m still bound to partake in a little road rage or sulking in my bed. Carl Jung said “There are as many nights as days, and the one is just as long as the other in the year’s course. Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word ‘happy’ would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness.” I certainly expect my life to be balanced in this regard, but hopefully this little experiment will help me see more roses and less thorns. So rather than wait for life to come to me I intend to be a bit more proactive in the aspects of my life that I have relative control over, most importantly my time. As you have probably noticed on the side bar of this blog, I’ve compiled a list of one hundred things I’d like to accomplish in 2009. It’s like a Bucket List (things to do before you kick the bucket), but with more accountability. Afterall, with a bucket list you can’t technically fail until you die. So, rather than procrastinate, I choose to hold myself accountable and live my best life now, day by day, year by year. Not unlike my “365 day project” on Flickr, this blog/diary will not only motivate me to act on my “to-do” list, but it will also force me to put the results of my day, good or bad, in perspective. I might crash and burn, but I’m excited to excelerate the ride that Sonia and I vowed to take a little less than a year ago.