I do this. I try and prove to the world that I’m important, special or someone that needs to be respected. But the thing is, why? I have so many people who love, respect, adore and support the person that I am so why am I concerned about all these strangers? Someone told me once that the older you get, the smaller your pond gets, whether it’s big or not. I can appreciate that as well as feel warmed by that. The older I get the better I get. I want to own that, live within it and preach it. Life is too short for worrying about others. I want to be happy and live the fullest life I can by experiencing as much of it as I can. My arms are open and I’m ready to run.
Posts Tagged ‘Daily Life’
…everyone stopped trying to prove something to the world.
Posted in Age, Betterment, Experience, Happiness, Health, Knowledge, Life, Strength, Stress, Understanding, Wisdom, tagged Daily Life, Happiness, Health, Ideals, Knowledge, Life, Love, Mental Health, Moving, Optimism, Respect, Stress, Thoughts, Wisdom, World, Yoga on August 10, 2011| Leave a Comment »
…women were kinder to one another.
Posted in Betterment, Bitterness, Calming, Friends, Friendship, Happiness, Health, Help, Judgment, Knowledge, Life, Love, Relationships, Resentment, Respect, Simple, Smiles, Strangers, Strength, Understanding, Wisdom, tagged Daily Life, Friends, Friendship, Happiness, Health, Help, Hugs, Ideals, Knowledge, Life, Love, Mental Health, Moving, Optimism, Relationships, Respect, Simple, Thoughts, Wisdom, World, Yoga on August 9, 2011| 1 Comment »
…everyone was humble enough to apologize.
Posted in Anger, Betterment, Bitterness, Friends, Friendship, Happiness, Health, Knowledge, Life, Love, Regret, Relationships, Resentment, Respect, Strength, Stress, Understanding, War, Wisdom, World, tagged Daily Life, Friends, Friendship, Happiness, Hugs, Ideals, Knowledge, Life, Love, Optimism, Relationships, Stress, Thoughts, Wisdom, World on August 6, 2011| 2 Comments »
It’s not a secret that I make a lot of mistakes. I’m not perfect and I defenitely own the fact that I’m not. The thing that frustrates me is that no one is perfect yet not everyone can admit this. There are too many people in this world that have a hard time accepting responsibility for their actions and admitting they may have been in the wrong. I believe it’s easier to say “I’m sorry” than living with the knowledge of someone feeling upset with me. Sometimes I have to remind myself that it doesn’t matter if I believe what I did was wrong but rather if someone felt hurt by those actions. Empathy, compassion and love should come before pride.
…people felt more comfortable saying “no”.
Posted in Age, Anger, Betterment, Bitterness, Family, Fear, Friends, Friendship, Happiness, Health, Help, Knowledge, Life, Love, Regret, Relationships, Resentment, Respect, Sadness, Simple, Strength, Stress, Understanding, Wisdom, tagged Daily Life, Family, Friends, Friendship, Happiness, Health, Help, Hugs, Ideals, Knowledge, Life, Love, Mental Health, Optimism, Relationships, Respect, Simple, Stress, Thoughts, Wisdom on July 29, 2011| Leave a Comment »
There are only a few things that bother me more than passive aggressiveness. It’s not healthy, it’s not proactive and it’s not straight up. Passive aggressiveness is the consequence when someone is unable to say no or “I don’t like this”. I think in our world today we tend to overcommit ourselves and spread ourselves too thin. Not to mention no one wants to be the “bad guy”, we don’t want to disappoint or hurt feelings. Part of me even believes that politeness is ruining our social society. It’s okay to not agree, feel hurt and be unable to do something for someone else and it’s alright to express those things. Communication is key and most of the time it’s not just the words but rather the delivery. People are sensitive, even the ones who pretend that they’re not (usually they are the most sensitive) and how you say something to someone can be more important than the words themselves. There’s no need to say “no” in a snide and annoyed way but rather “Ohh, bummer. I don’t think I’m going to be able to do that”. It’s easy. Try it. I love saying “no” (I promise I’m not a tease, though) and find it very liberating!
…travel transportation was cheaper and faster.
Posted in Betterment, Easy, Economy, Experience, Family, Friends, Friendship, Happiness, Knowledge, Life, Money, Regret, Resentment, Simple, Stress, Travel, Wandering, World, tagged Daily Life, Family, Friends, Friendship, Happiness, Ideals, Life, Stress, Thoughts, Travel, Wisdom, World on July 22, 2011| Leave a Comment »
The older I get the more people I meet, the more places I move and it’s only naturally for me to want to visit the people and places I’ve left behind. Not to mention, there are all the places in this world I dream of visiting or revisiting. But, when I add up vacation days, money and airfare the numbers don’t always work in my favor. Plus, the amount of time it takes to actually travel somewhere doesn’t make some trips worthwhile. It is impossible to travel everywhere I want in one year and I am forced to forfeit experiences (which is difficult for me because I hate when group pictures are taken without me in them). This makes me heavy sigh. So, do I miss Christmas to go to Scandinavia? Do I skip a wedding so I can go shoot a documentary in Africa? How come Europe has bullet trains and we don’t? I wouldn’t have to choose if we had bullet trains and I think the world would be a better place.
…every night, everyone drank wine and listened to music that made them dance.
Posted in Betterment, Calming, Easy, Friends, Funny, Happiness, Health, Humour, Knowledge, Life, Simple, Stress, Understanding, Wisdom, tagged Daily Life, Friends, Happiness, Life, Moving, Optimism, Stress, Thoughts, Wine, Wisdom on July 13, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Obviously, this is a dream. But, if I were in a beauty pageant and was asked what my wish was for the world, it would be this. Right now, I have a lot on my plate. I’m moving out of my loft, putting everything in storage for a few months so I can be a free bird and I have to do all of this by next Friday, which is when I leave town for three weeks. Not to mention, I’m in the process of writing query/cover letters, sending out writing samples/resumes, getting my photography onto a website as well as trying to keep writing everything that’s inside me! Plus, all the things I need to do that go along with leaving town for nearly a month. So last night, after I packed a bit more and before I sat down to write more queries, I opened one of my “special” wines (from one of my favorite wineries up in Los Olivos, CA). Even though I know I’m supposed to save my red wines, I couldn’t help it and felt it was deserving. I’m broke, stressed and in need of a little pick me up. I sat down with my glass of Petite Syrah, put on my headphones filled with Bettye Lavette and got to work. Not only was I very productive but I also danced (yes, by myself) and reconnected with my best friend (again, yes, myself). I love me and I love what I do and I think everyone should love themselves and love the things they do too! This moment that I’m living in will soon be a memory and even though I’m feeling stressed now, it may become a moment in which I look back and remember for it’s simplicity. I’m going to try my best to live in it, for everything it’s worth while dancing and drinking my red wine!