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Old November 29, 2010, 10:53 AM
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Default Goodbye Asheville Part TWO.

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Asheville NC is one of my favorite cities. ONE thing I love, the people are happy ( a big generalization, for sure).

Happy People.

Why not spend your time around them, and even better, BE one of them.

This is just an observation, and my experiences may differ vastly from yours...

But it seems to me people who live happy lives are DOING something they love to do.

It is easy to see in the face of the young woman glass artisan who was telling me about her new kiln. She was so excited because it gave her an opportunity to expand the kind of glass she could work with. She got very detailed about crystalline and all sorts of technical stuff...I just nodded and listened.

By the way, LISTENING goes a long way to learning new things too.

I spoke with almost every busker on the streets of Asheville, and there are dozens at any given day. At the local health food store, Greenlife (now a Whole Foods), there was at least three to four musicians set up outside playing all day long.

They weren't getting rich playing for donations, but they were DOING what they loved to do, sharing their skills and talents with others. And a buck or two tossed into the guitar case or hat was appreciated...and it was a two way street. I appreciated them being there and providing us with great entertainment.

There are many sidewalk cafes in Asheville, and it bustles with activity at night time too. There are a couple of "movie star" celebrities that call Asheville home and it was neat to see these people out of the Hollywood glare and just living a normal life. Ran into them in the store and there was no gawking or staring or intrusion...NO papparazi (except me and my little Kodak) and no TMZ to worry about.

It is a "live and let live" city. Lots of variety. Lots of local color. You'll find good ol boys (them Dukes)...and artisans and "hippies" and, well, just a whole rainbow of people all getting along (for the most part, it is a city after all).

What I liked most is the PACE, it seems less hustle and bustle and more casual, laid back and few appear to be rushing through their lives.

And that is something that has struck me...WHY do so many of us "business" types, especially the type As seem to be hurring and scurrying through life...

Shouldn't business be FUN? I know many successful business people, some well into their 70s who LOVE what they do...and would do it, no matter how much money was being made. They use money as a means of keeping score on themselves...not as a yardstick as to how they measure up to someone else.

LOVE what you do and the money will follow. Well, that sounds good, but there is no actual base for that...much ancedotal evidence can be found here at SowPub.

But, when you love what you do, it doesn't have to be about the money, it is about itself. The life chosen.

The life lived.

There is a saying, when you are dying you think of 3 things:

Did I live?
Did I love?
Did I matter?

Well, having lost two important people in my life recently, I made sure they knew that they DID matter, they were loved and they did indeed live.

If you have a loved going through a crisis, or not far from entering the light, make sure YOU tell them these 3 things. You don't have to stop at these 3 but I assure you, it is a comforting message I believe most would want to hear.

Asheville is a vibrant, exciting city...and so is Lake Worth, where I'm headed next.

Lake Worth has many sidewalk cafes, an interesting mix of interesting people and I look forward to my lunches at Benny's at the beach.

I'm taking back a renewed spirit, a fresh perspective and a new energy which I will be applying to the things that matter to me most.

I'm going to live. Love. And, hopefully, matter.

See you on the beach,

Gordon Jay Alexander
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