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"It does not matter how slow you go-so long as you do not stop."

Wisdom of Confucius

I would like a place for creative output. Or perhaps the better term would be to develop my creative output. Maybe this will be the place or maybe I will find somewhere else to go.

This is going to be a summer for direction. The theme for this month is "Meditation-May" and I am going to focus on making time for meditation-- whether it be sitting cross-legged in the middle of a field, running in my old neighborhood, or yoga at a local gym. In any case, I am going to set aside that time specifically to meditate and use it to strengthen my connection with God and reconnect to my motivations, aspirations, and capabilities.

As far as a major goes, it changes on about a daily basis. It used to be a weekly basis. Things are getting worse. But hopefully May will solve that. Today I want to be a poet. Despite the fact I've written approximately two decent poems in my life and they were both in my sophomore year of high school. I read an article on Steve Jobs' challenge to create your own genius. He suggested to "go to Paris to become a poet for a two years" or to "fall in love with two people at once" for the lone purpose of having a different perspective and a unique genius that no one else will have. The poet thing may just be that I like the idea of going to Paris for two years. Or a graphic designer, I have been fond of that idea for a while now. I think I would be good at it.

Some friends are in Jerusalem. What a place for meditation. I am reading Jesus The Christ and I would love more than anything to go exact places where Christ walked. I went to Brigham Young's winter home in St. George Utah the other day and the missionary who lead our tour kept stopping to say "you're walking where a Prophet of God walked, you know?" I did feel closer to God and to Brigham Young. At the end of the tour the sweet missionary made sure to say that we all need to live up to our potential; especially because the many wonderful giants before us have done great work and have allowed us to stand on their shoulders. I don't believe that it was by happenstance he said that. My eyes watered at the realization. Once again I felt a feeling of responsibilities that need to be fulfilled.