Robert Reflects on Life

Robert accepts services from Imagine! and lives at one of the Imagine! group homes in Boulder. He and I hung out on the back patio one Sunday afternoon and reminisced about music and life. 

You can catch Robert hanging on the back porch, keeping an eye on his garden. “I water every day and basically at night because we’ve been getting a heat wave. I started the garden in early June.”

When I arrived we talked music, gardening, and life. We turned on some tunes and sang along to Pink Floyd and John Denver. “My favorite Floyd song is ‘Wish You Were Here.’ I wanted to play the drums as a kid. People asked me why and it’s because that’s the first thing you hear when the band starts playing.” When Robert plays music at program or at the house, “I just let other people play the instruments and I’m the singer.”

“If I had a million dollars, I would buy my own place in the mountains. It would have a gym with weights and a treadmill, and Jacuzzi on the back patio. I would throw parties.”

“I have a thing about cigarettes, put your butts in the ash tray or trash can. I don't mind if you smoke, just put them away. I remember when I had to go out to the street and pick up one cigarette butt after the other. I will be frank, if you're going to smoke, try to pick up your butts, or don't smoke at all."

“Enjoy the best you can out of life. You only have one life to live, so why not get the most out of it. And if there's something you can't do, then go onto something you can do, rather than making a big fuss about it. If you can't do anything, don't be afraid to ask, cause there's always gonna be someone there to help you out. All you have to do is speak up.”