Freedom

Freedom is a wonderful thing, often taken for granted. Freedom to succeed, make a better life, travel to any state or town and live in any city of our choosing. Freedom is also a two edged sword, we are free to fail, make a mess of our life, live in a city we don't like. Often we blame everything around us when things don't go as planned; so easy to forget we were the ones making the decisions to start with. Freedom to choose is the one that causes me the most angst. Take the simple task of purchasing a new pair of shoes. Seems easy? Wrong! After deciding what type of shoe I need, say tennis shoes for example. I just want to walk in the store and leave with new shoes I plan to wear for an hour a day while exercising. Well let's see, first what brand? What style? What color? Do I need a special purpose shoe or a cross trainer? Then OMG what price, holy crap have you seen what some shoes cost? I'm only going to wear them for an hour a day, or when I wash the car on weekends! I miss the days when the only real choice was high or low tops. In the end I pay 20 bucks for a pair from Costco. My friends and family tease me, but I don't care! It's my free choice and I will live with it.