On Beginning the Second Decade

Roger (Kent) Beatty is a blogger, writer, adventurer, traveler, father, war vet, retired Air Force Officer,  sometime photographer and student of life who seeks to see the big picture and keep a large radar scope.  He is fascinated with twitter and social media.  He also blogs at TweetValley and tweets as KentBeatty, L5, KBonTECH, and GRAINtech. Email him at kentbeatty @ gmail.com.

 This is day #365 in 2009 and the last day of the aughts.

Tomorrow begins the second decade of the 21st Century and of the Third Millennium. 2010 will have 365 days, or 8,760 hours, or 525,600 seconds. 

Hope springs eternal in the human breast;
Man never Is, but always To be blest:
The soul, uneasy and confin’d from home,
Rests and expatiates in a life to come.

- Alexander Pope

We can’t manage or save time, it passes us right by.  But we can do more with the time we have.  Remember, you get what you accept, you go where you look, you are what you think – so, first things first, think of Jesus first, be thankful for every minute of every day and try to see the bright side of everything, even problems and crises have a silver lining and lessons to learn from and grow with.

  You go where you look

and you get what you accept.

Living your life is like flying a flight or a mission.  You plan your flight and fly your plan (of course you have to adjust to variables encountered, but stay with the plan)

Take time once in a while to overwhelm your senses.

Don’t sweat the small stuff, and it’s 99% small stuff.  Unless someone is in danger of dying, don’t stress out.  Keep everything in perspective. Enjoy life!

Sorry to sound so preachy, but I know that we all can do, endure and achieve much more than we realize. The answer to the unasked question and the result of the action not taken is no. Think, Ask and Do!

Thank God for now.

Wishing everyone a healthy, pleasing and prosperous new year!

(All photos above by Kent Beatty)

EVERYDAY – A New Beginning: Sunlight bursts froth from behind a cloud.

REACH – Looking up at the 630 feet tall Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri, USA.

FLIGHT PLAN – Flying in a North American T-6 Texan over the Missouri river near St. Joseph, Missouri,  Creve Coeur airfield in the background. 

JOY – Slip The Surly Bonds: Me in front seat with Al Stix flying his Stearman bi-plane over the Missouri river at 120 mph.  Al is co-owner of the Creve Coeur airfield and St. Louis Entrepreneur and businessman (as well as aviator.)

PERSPECTIVE – The view from the top of the 630 foot Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri.

Photo by Kenny Price