The Drift

Without thinking I just came up with a term that describes a good 10+ years of my life. The Drift. I openly admit to letting a decade or so of my life slip by without doing much in the way of existing. I let myself go physically, I went pretty much soul dead, my money went to nothing. I just didn't care. My world was very insular, my usual close group of friends and family, and not much else. This should not be construed as a slight to friends and family as they are great people and it made living in The Drift quite pleasant most of the time

I started to wake up about 4 years ago. It had started tenuously by getting back into a favorite band, REM. It accelerated when I joined on and got involved in murmurs.com. I met more and more interesting people, many of whom have similar thoughts on life as I. I discovered a whole new world of music which proved to be a real eye opener. Through the combination of new friends and music I got my ass going again to degree.

I've found it difficult to fight habits formed over many years. I've pushed some back quite a bit but others I struggle with. I have found that without some of my friends as near in the last year I have started to fall back again. I cannot let this happen. I will not let this happen. If my friends are that much farther away I will have to make an effort to travel to them a little more. If I want to try and keep up with the group who are 7+ years younger than me then I need to be in better shape then I have in 7+ years. It will take work, but that's life.