In my mind’s eye

Since I have decided that I am going to blog regulary, I guess I should write something. I have lots of thoughts rattling around in my head, but I don’t have the energy to coherently put them on paper (or a computer screen).

You know, our minds are very interesting. A profound thought, huh? Last night I went over to my mom’s house for dinner. I have driven the road to my mom’s house probably a kajillion times in my lifetime. And I have passed a particular tree hundreds of times. But since 1998, I have not been able to pass the tree without noticing it. My dad died when he crashed his van into this particular tree. I know…this post has become very depressing. I didn’t really plan on it going down this path.

No matter what, I always think about it when I pass the tree. I could be in a car full of people in the midst of conversation, or just driving alone with music on.

The interesting thing to me is that it’s not always a sad thought when I pass the tree. It’s often more of just a mental note of “There is the tree”. Obviously sometimes this leads to more introspection and reflection on my dad’s life.

Yeah, I don’t really know where I’m going with this. I guess some things are just burned in your mind. It has been 6 years and hundreds of times that I’ve passed the tree, and I still can’t drive by it without remembering. And I’m sure in 20 years, it will be the same.

Of course, there are things that always trigger happy responses in my mind. I will try to think of some.