Instagram story viewer> @danbremnes> Tagged
29.1K
followers
1489
following
Artist // Coffee Nerd // Traveler
STARTED WITH YOU : OUT NOW
POSTS STORIES REELS TAGGED
42 years. I thought Iโ€™d have it mostly figured out by now, but honestly, Iโ€™m still filling in a lot of blanks. That being said, Iโ€™ve nailed a few things downโ€ฆ

The cliche quotes are mostly all true. Those signs your aunt hangs on the kitchen wall that say โ€œBless this messโ€ or โ€œLive, Laugh, Loveโ€ or โ€œLive, Laugh, Lasagnaโ€โ€ฆthat John Lennon quote that goes something like โ€œLife is what happens when youโ€™re busy making other plansโ€, or Dolly Partonโ€™s famous quote, โ€œDonโ€™t get so busy making a living that you forget to make a lifeโ€ - theyโ€™re cliches for a reasonโ€ฆbecause theyโ€™re all true. 

I genuinely love the game of business. Creating something out of nothing. Building brands, writing songs, opening stores, taking photos, art directionโ€ฆI love chasing down a dream to a fault, probably. 

And if youโ€™re like me, you get impatient in the middle of the process, looking for the payoff, the โ€˜goodโ€™ part. We forget thatโ€ฆTHE PROCESS IS LITERALLY OUR LIFE. That IS the good part. Like that cliche line weโ€™ve all heard before - โ€œThe journey is the destination.โ€ 

What if we lived like weโ€™ve already arrived? Like today is the good part. Like โ€œtoday is all we are promisedโ€ (spoiler alert - it is). Maybe our meals would taste even better. Weโ€™d probably hug a little longer. Stop and take in a mountain view for an extra minute. Take more chances. Laugh louder. Call our friends and family more, because they actually wonโ€™t always be around. Optimize less. Pray with more sincerity. Ask deeper questions. Let go of grudges faster. Look for more ways to make the mundane special. 

At a certain point you realize that what made your life great wasnโ€™t actually the success or the awards or the paychecks or the purchases (as nice as those are) - itโ€™s the people (and dogs) you get to run alongside, and the moments you share with them. 

And while that should never be a reason to stop dreaming or doing, itโ€™s a great reminder to stop waiting for the good part, and realize that today IS the good part - and if it isnโ€™t, you have every opportunity to change it. 

Cover photo: @scottcbakken 
Run club photos: @maxxjrdn
185
back to up