Timing

Today I've been thinking a bit about timing. Everyone knows the old cliche, "Timing in life is everything," but it really is very true. Sometimes timing is great and things work out like magic. Other times timing is poor and things can be quite tragic. I did not intend for those last two sentences to rhyme, but the fact that they do makes me want to use them as a launching point for a poem. But I won't. Anyway, as I think about timing I also think about intensity. From intensity my mind jumps toward intentions, and from there I begin to develop a theory that the times we have in life, good, bad and in between, are determined by these three criterion. Intensity and intentions are the concrete elements in the equation, as they are things that can be defined. You are either intensely passionate about something, or you are not, or you are indifferent about it. Similarly, you can have good intentions, bad intentions, or no intentions. One thing to consider, however, is just because intensity and intentions can be defined doesn't mean that they can always be chosen. Enter feelings. The sad thing about intensity and intentions, though, is that even though they make one sick ass tag team, they often fall victim to timing. Timing is a nasty bitch. Timing doesn't give a shit about your intensity or intentions. Timing is the wild card that makes life what it is. A chance.

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