i found my reason.

to ring in the new year two friends of mine and i played 18 holes of frisbee golf and joined another friend for about two hours of boot hockey (it's a minnesota thing) with the high temperature of the day reaching 5 degrees. we're freaking crazy people!!!

anyway... upon playing boot hockey with single digit temperatures, numb fingers (which eventually warmed up, thank God), many very funny falls, and one of the best times i've had since moving here in early august i had an apostrophe. "you mean an epiphane." lightning had struck my brain.

i found my reason.

i moved to the twin cities for one reason only. i was created to play boot hockey. i shared this revelation of tremendous inspiration with my friend gunter at the end of the second game and he laughed at me. it didn't take him very long to realize that i was very serious. it was upon the realization of my extreme sincerity that he regained his composure to pat me on the shoulder and affirm my reason for being in the twin cities.

you see... it's a beautiful balance of skill, grace, and the lack of both that make boot hockey so incredible. i absolutely love the sport and look forward to many games in the future. i think i'm going to have to find some mittens though.

as much as i have other reasons for moving to the twin cities (reasons i am far more passionate about and would love to share with you at any time), i believe that we all have reasons for doing the things we do. i would suggest that on the frequent occassion we question our reasons. why do we do the things we do? what's our inspiration? what are we living for?

i think knowing the answer to these questions says volumes for who we are. think about it and decide if who you are is who want to be remembered for.