I strayed away from updating this in December because there was nothing worth updating in the state of mind I was in and the happenings of my own world. It was a dark and struggling time both mentally and physically. However, with the new year and my fight and belief that I would be able to get out of the slump I found myself in, I discovered the break I had been desperately searching for. New opportunities and experiences were right before me.
Although skeptical with this opportunity, for reasons I will later divulge - I really had no choice but to convince myself that this opportunity was a right one - if nothing else, I was quickly learning a new business and skill set that with stick with me for the rest of my life. Nevertheless a very valuable skill set that will help with future dealings and business development.
Here we are - a new year - new opportunity - living day by day - trying not to create added expectations - but to truly appreciate moments, both good and bad, stressful and fun.
I'm continuing to add blocks to my character, my personality, my experience, my being - working on adding new blocks while chipping away the unwanted parts - constructing my own masterpiece.
"In reality, all men are sculptors chipping away the unwanted parts of their lives, trying to create their idea of the masterpiece." - Eddie Murphy
If I have done as much as to learn something new, something as little as a definition of a word, or to go as far as to help some gain perspective, to appreciate something a little bit more or to love something, someone for who they are and what they do - accomplishment is mine.
I wish not to challenge an opinion or point of view out of spite but to do so in providing perspective, relieving ignorance and assisting in educated, calculated decisions.
I hope all aspects of my life continue to flourish - as they have in the passing weeks. Nothing is worth placing so much stress over.
Opportunities will come. Money will come. Laughter will come. Friends will come. Love will come. Life happens and what we make of the journey is what defines us. My outlook is obviously bright and optimistic - I don't doubt I will cross more patches of heartache, loneliness, stressful situations, sad situations, upsetting situations and the like.
I have been raised in an environment to persevere through the toughest of times and the easiest, I must appreciate where I am at, what I'm doing and who I have around me because without any of it, I am not me. Not who I am meant to be.
Smile.
