Me and my first fish

Hello,

My name is Tony, and I caught my first bass yesterday. It weighed 1 pound. Freakin' whopper it was. I seem to be pretty attracted to the sport of fishing now. I waited 26 years to try it out, and now I'm hooked...........no pun intended.

I kinda got to thinking about it, and I'm a fisherman in more ways than one:
1. I fish for happiness in a suitable profession.
2. I fish for new and progressive music that doesn't sound the same as the last "that's now my favorite band" band.
3. I fish for knicks and knacks that I can accumulate that I know will only make me happy for a brief moment in time. i.e. Nintendo DS (and yes my 30 year old aquaintance from church. I do in fact have the same game that my Sunday School teacher's 9 year old daughter has)
4. I fish for peace and quiet in the business of life.
5. I fish for 'financial stability'. Which I'm figuring will be a never ending trip around the lake of wealth because I'm sure the more money I make, the more I'll buy, the more my lifestyle will expand, and I'll never have enough money to reach that pinnacle. There will always be a bigger 'fish'. In essence, I need to freakin' be content. Which I'm pretty sure I am, but then again, I'm pretty used to not making alot of money.
6. I fish for the ability to be the best dad and husband in the known universe.
7. I fish for the calm assurance that I know without a shadow of a doubt that I've given myself to a Creator that loves me, and that my wife and kids belong to Him. (I think everytime I fish for this it's either in the high heat of the day, or ol' calm assurance is deeper than what I'm setting my lure)
8. I fish for the relationship with and faith in said Creator that i read about, hear about, see about, and know in my heart of hearts exists. (I think relationship and ol' calm assurance probably sit tight in the same spot on the lake)

Hi everyone.

My name is Tony, and I'm a fisherman. I don't know if I started this blog this way to give you an introduction to who I am. I do know that I've got fishing on the brain right now.

It did get me to realize that I'm more of a prolifent fisher than originally thought. In all areas of life actually. You see, some fish are harder to catch than others. Some fish are easier to catch than others. But regardless of the type of fish, you've got to go to where the fish are to catch them.

So my life in a nutshell is that there are some fish that I can catch constantly. I know where they are, I know what bait to use, and i know just how to snag them. They're a comfortable catch. I tell myself all of the time that I know there are more worthwhile fish to catch, and that I need to try to catch them, but I've got to tread the waters I've yet to tread and look for the fish in places I have yet to look. I've got to really want them, and I've got to really look for them.

So that's me. A searcher for the things in life that matter and that I know are there. I've just got to put forth the effort. My desire is to search and grow and bring myself to a faith that is unshakeable, in turn to make myself a reflection of light for my family, my friends, my coworkers, my aquaintances, my world around me.

And so, we're off..........

Peace,
T