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Current mood:  awake Category: Life
Hey wassup MySpace Fam!
Isn't it amazing how you can get caught up in your own daily grind and totally neglect parts of you that used to matter? This is the case with me and a couple of outlets that used to be a part of my daily routine. I was blessed with an opportunity to take one of my personal loves, dance and choreography, to another level by teaching at a major dance school. Little did I know, that new endeavor would completely consume all of the little "extra" time I had and then some. A classic case of "watch what you ask for'" I suppose. I am not complaining, for I love what I do. I just felt the need to just step back and say, "Well, dayum?!!" and be on my merry way.
So, I guess that leads me to a point of reflection of where I am and where I want to be. Just like many of you, I have goals and ambition. I find myself at a crossroad, many times, trying to figure out what, when, and where. There was a time in my life when everything had to be planned out. I had this "sure plan" for myself and a road map to the direction I felt I needed to go to achieve it. Of course at first, as goals were achieved, that plan seemed to work. But as I began to encounter little roadblocks and challenges, I began to stress out. It became a scenario of "If I don't do this, I can't do that...if I can't do that, I won't be able to do this." I swear, I began to truly stress myself out, missing out on the simple pleasures of life. I began to miss out on life altogether. It took a little wisdom from my mom to slap me back into my true reality. She told me that I needed to take some time to appreciate my achievements, to actually live life. She pointed out that life was a journey that had to be enjoyed, regardless of any circumstance I faced because I only had one chance to do so.
At that point I stopped myself mid-motion and began to look around at my own surroundings. I began to take real notice of the people around and began to co-exist with them. I saw associates as friends, friends as family. I began to live. Writing this blog today has served as therapy for me because I had not realized that I had fallen back into that same cycle. The reality of bills and obligations can turn anyone into an automated vegetable, programed to just run a certain course, day-in and day-out. I don't like that feeling. When I was born, I created bills and when I die...I will still have bills...lol. It's strange for me to say this, but it's true. So why stress over them? All I, we, can do is continue to strive for the best while maintaining our responsibilities. But the only catch in this phrase is that we must also establish a quality of life for ourselves that is enriching and pleasing to our own psyche.
MySpace Fam, continue to do what you do. Provide that light for others to see in the midst of a storm or darkness. Make your thang work for you, just be true to what you believe in. Don't worry about who may agree or disagree with you. Just get back to life.
10:24 PM
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