10:19 p.m. | 2005-11-12 I Need To Start Living. Looking back over my life, I’m realizing that I’ve wasted a lot of time. A whole lot of time. Not that I’ve been unproductive or anything, just that my life is passing by and I’ve spent most of it being reactive rather than proactive. New Orleans. That’s what brought it to my attention. Since I was about 20 or so, I wanted to go to New Orleans. It was a goal to achieve before I died. Obviously, it didn’t require my impending death to make that an unachievable goal. New Orleans will never again exist like it did before. That’s a loss all of America should grieve about. As I’m sure every resident of that great city does. My loss is minor, relatively speaking, but it did get me thinking. I’m getting older and well, you just never know what will happen. Opportunities often come with expiration dates. The things I have done? Not so fulfilling. I think I need to step out and step up. your thoughts? seed flower