Guns and Gossip.

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“Do you what YOU love”, words from an 18 year old character in one of the most funny and moving films every produced, sound tracked and awarded (Little Miss Sunshine). Honestly, think about it? Are YOU happy? Do you like working, working like a 3 legged dog for someone/ thing/ person? Otherwise, what are we working like dogs for; to scrape by (energy wise not monetarily), to be taken advantage of? Shouldn’t we be fully aware of our value as each one of use seeks our own personal versions of happiness and, of course money? Forevermore, I will do exactly what I want (no shocker there). I know that seems like a bold statement for some of you to comprehend, but when are you going to stop over booking yourselves, over committing your lives to your companies, selling your self short and making your self crazy? Are we so willing to work for people who who so willing and quickly put a gun to your head? I say, no fucking thanks, and so in the weeks that I was ready to shrug, a slight push forced me to Shrug hard and dive nose first over the edge of the cliff that I have been standing on (March 2011), teetering on. Not worrying about what or how I might land, just knowing that I would. (There’s an Atlas Shrugged note in there for you Ayn Rand nuts).

 “When a door shuts a window opens.” Or in my case keeping a door open - can open a window, close the window, lock it and swing the door ajar all over again. Confused? Yea so am I am, confused and just about as stress free as I have ever been. I am happy to say I have a whole lot of nothing planned in the weeks and months that are ahead, with the exception of running, yoga, sleeping in, snow boarding and international travel--- that’s it. Isn’t it amazing to see where someone's moral compass is set? Where they sit and where I stand are galaxies apart, I guess that’s what separates us. For once in my life, I am not worried about being miss planney- planner-son, miss put together, always on time, always in control. I feel as though a hundred million tons have been lifted from my shoulders. Shrugged. Why, you might ask? Simply this: why not, why not let go, even if just for a little bit.

If you sit and truly think about your life, and what you want, is this what you imaged it would be? Is this “As Good as it Gets?”  Each of us alone, are the only ones who can determine our lifes caliber. When will you all realize your value, your self worth. My friends, I challenge you to sit and think; What could I really be doing, if I weren’t working in my current field, what did I always wish to become? “If we all did what was in our hearts, the world would grind into a halt” – My So Called Life, Episode 3, Guns and Gossip

Written and Published - March of 2011