The Crow Flies Straight...

"riding through this world, all alone, God takes your soul; you're on your own,
 the crow flies straight, a perfect line, on the Devil's back until you die,
 this life is short, baby that's a fact, better live it right, you ain't coming back..."

These are the opening lines to the theme tune of the popular US TV series, 'Sons of Anarchy'.
Now, I'm not a biker and never will be. And if I suddenly turned up riding a Harley, the first thing anyone would say is that I must be going through a mid-life crisis!
But I can identify to a certain extent with the life of a biker, driving the open road in complete freedom.
The nearest that I've ever come to achieving this is by cruising the New Zealand highways in my campervan, and making my bed wherever it suited my needs...now that was living!

But there is a perfect sense of freedom with my life.
I have no fixed ties, which allows me to roam wherever I please.
I have no mortgage, no wife and no other commitments on a personal level.
So long as I bring in enough money to cover my bills and pay my rent, then the world is my oyster!
Following on from my previous blog, 'Options, Choices & Decisions', I have decided a few things already.
I intend to remain living where I am, sharing a flat with my good friends Josie & Glen. I could save to get a place of my own, but it would be a bit tight financially and I'd have no spare cash to actually live. Also, I'd probably get quite lonely on my own with just my thoughts to keep me company, and like I said before thinking can be a dangerous thing!
So I shall enjoy their comapny and after speaking to Josie at length, I'm quite happy that I've made the right decision. But what this does mean is that I will have some disposable income, so I will be able to go out and live my life and have some fun! I'll start eating better, treat myself to some new clothes, and generally live for today, and not worry about tomorrow as tomorrow may never come.

I've written all about my travels previously, and about my romantic liason's which form part of my nomadic lifestyle in the past. I have lived in countless places and I have loved some lovely ladies in my time, and pieces of my heart remain spread across this country...as well as overseas.
I like to think that I do live by a moral code though.
Whenever I've been involved with women, then I'm with that specific woman 100%, as I'm devoted solely to her at that time. If things don't work out (and they regularly don't in my case!), it's only then that I move on and generally I've been very fortunate to meet someone else.
But as some of my ex-girlfriends know only too well...I do sometimes find it hard to let go.
Not that I become a stalker or anything terrible like that, but my feelings always run deep and no doubt they always will, as I'll remain a hopeless romantic until the day that I die.
I'm sure certain ladies can testify to that, and also that I've never hurt them as I tend to spoil them with kindness until they can't take anymore! Lol.

Finishing off by going back to the lyrics, the most important aspect is making the point that life is too short ~ I've repeatedly said this and written about this, and it's a code which I do try to live by as best I can.
It's important to have no regrets, to live your life as best you can whilst making the most of it, and to enjoy it.
Life is too short ~ I know this only too well, so this is why I try not to dwell on any heartaches.

After all, it's better to have loved and lost, than not to have loved at all. Amen to that!

♥ PS - once again thanks to those nearest & dearest for all your continual love and support ~
I love you with all of my heart always ♥

Ramblin' Steve