Well, it’s finally time…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ok, I know what you’re all thinking.  “Why ‘Unsanitize’?  Is that even a word?”  Well, in short, no.  It isn’t a word.  It’s a concept.  It’s a way to live.  I think back and remember what it was like to be a kid wandering around the neighborhood looking for adventure on a Saturday morning, or staring at the bugs I caught in a mayonnaise jar, trying to think up names for them.  I remember when a trip to the community pool was all I needed to ensure a fantastic summer day.  I remember being fearless and daring in the way that only ten-year-olds can be.  I remember living life, and I remember that it was great.

But it’s not what I see today.  Today I see people living lives of fear-induced sanitization.  Lives devoid of the simple things that gave us so much pleasure as children, lives running low on wonder and amazement, and lives decidedly lacking in adventure.  Fear takes up most of our time, and pessimism takes the rest.  For some reason we seem to have given up on the wonderful things, choosing instead that which is widely accepted and available, unremarkable, predictable, and convenient.  In short, we have become an uninspired people who suffer through the details in search of the big picture.

That can all change, though.  We can Unsanitize our lives.  We can get rid of these paralyzing fears and phobias that we have embraced in recent years, and we can get back that sense of wonder and optimism that was for so long a part of the great American Experience.  We can find pleasure in everyday activities, cultivate new skills, take time to laugh, and most importantly, find time to love.  We can look forward to the future while remembering the past.  And that’s what this is for.  To find wonderful things, share ideas, and get our hands a little dirty.  We’ll find the good things and label the bad stuff for what it is. 

 

We can Unsanitize our lives, and perhaps along the way, we can find happiness in the details.

            

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