Back at It
If you can't tell (whoever reads this?), I took quite a break from blogging. I was thinking through a lot of things for quite a long time. I'm still thinking through those things. I'm still not settled in any sense of the word. However, I am ready to get back at it. I am ready to try writing again. Part of what rang through my head for a long time was a lone lyric and melody line from a Deathcab for Cutie song. The song was "The Sound of Settling." I am only vaguely aware of what the song is actually about. The reason this song kept coming back to me is that I felt like a failure; the song reminded me of my perceived failings. I still feel like a failure. There are days when I just don't want to move. Today happens to be one of those days. I got up anyway. I get up each day anyway. In the past, there would be days when my body got up, but my soul didn't. It was down for the count. And that's where I r...