there is nothing more relieving for me, after an incredibly difficult week, than finding a creative outlet.
art
is a language
with many dialects
today, i choose to write
and writing
resulted in this blog post
hooray!
If you have a dream,
you have a story.
And this is mine:
I put my entire tax return into a savings account for safe keeping. This weekend, I am selling most of what I own. I'm going to go live in the mountains all summer. Once the leaves begin to change, I'm getting in my car and driving away from NY until I've found what I've been looking for. I'll let you know when I do.
13 is my lucky number
and I don't want 2013 to be the year I live in Rochester
I want it to be the year I move away
I thought that happiness meant staying in my hometown,
and finding stability and prosperity.
I really felt that making the most out of where I am
was the key to success and finding my path.
But I realized that what I need isn't here.
And maybe making the most out of where I am
doesn't confine me to Rochester, NY.
Perhaps, it simply defines my place in life.
So what do I do?
Pack up my things at the end of summer?
Drive to places I've never been?
With nobody I know,
and no guarantees?
There are no guarantees here, either.
And I'm not getting any younger.
Here's the thing: We don't truly dream and desire things that are out of our reach. If we wish it, there's a reason. Often times, the things we want most in life are also the things we have to work the hardest for. But the minute we begin to lose track, lose ourselves in the process, we must harness our inner calm and patience to ground us. And then, move forward once more.
We don't get handed things in life by wishing for them, we earn them by working for them. We receive what we give away, in a constant flow. Give love, and receive love. Work for independence, and gain it. And, within the hard work, take time to be present and enjoy what is. Because now is all there is, was, and ever will be.
now is always where we are.
my dreams were sparks turned into an inferno,
a force of nature.
a force of nature.
you can't put out the fire inside of me
my soul won't stand for anyone who is less than what I need.
