Level Orange

I was 22 years old when I had my heart attack, and for me, it wasn’t easy to deal with. No one that age even remotely thinks about anything like that, but there I was, forced to confront it head on. And how do you do that? I certainly didn’t know how. Instead, I started doubting myself and my skills, almost quit my job and wrestled for months with a bout of depression. But it was during a much-needed vacation in New Mexico that things started changing. Trust me, time away from everyday worries does wonders for the soul.

And, as I was looking through pictures recently, I found this. Here you see a picnic area at Elephant Butte state park in New Mexico. To me, this one always stuck out as special. I knew what it was, but did anyone else? Doesn’t look like anything special, right? But there it is—a roadrunner. Do you see it?

Look closer.

You know, in a very fortune-cookie-esque way, it spoke to me. It said,”get others to look past the obvious, get them to look closely and find things they otherwise may not. Try to find ways of making things happen that others had not seen, had not considered or expected. Not just to be different, but to make things better, more worthwhile.” (Really, it said all that.)

It ain’t there yet, but I do hope this site becomes worth your while. Enjoy.