Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Week 6 - In the spirit of < 3
Monday, February 8, 2010
Week 5: Live. Laugh. Love.
Ok guys, this is my first blog post ever! I'm not sure what I'm doing but here goes nothing!
I have never been big on writing down my own thoughts which is weird because I always have an internal dialogue constantly going on in my head. I guess my biggest fear is that my thoughts won't make any sense to anyone but me. But since this blog was created as a place where we can document our new "firsts," this would be a great place to start.
So my title is pretty well known, but the inspiration for this post comes from a painting that was done by one of the contributors of this blog site. It's hung in their living room as a regular reminder of how simple life should be. Live. Laugh. Love. I think it's easy to get caught up in the art and not really focus on the message. Yes, the painting was well done and the story behind it is pretty amazing too. It was just an idea that our friend, Adelyn O., discovered as a fun activity to invite some friends to do and try something different and somewhat challenging for her birthday. I was not able to participate; however, now I really wish I had. At first, I thought it was really corny but after seeing the wonderful paintings that everyone did and the pictures of everybody having a great time; I really wish I could have been a part of it.
Anyways, I think as humans we tend to make things a lot more complicated than they should be. I know I do. It must be in our nature. My friend put it this way, "Everyone has the Kanye West complex. We all want it bigger, better, faster, stronger." We can't just be happy with what we got. And we can't just take solace in the simple things in life. We always want more and we want it now! I guess there's nothing wrong with that unless this constant desire for more makes you unhappy. And that has been my problem for most of my life especially the past year. I think one of my biggest flaws is that I complain a lot. Things don't ever meet my expectations. And when I look at my life, I feel like it's one big disappointment. I know....it sounds stupid but I feel like I haven't lived up to everyone's expectations. I do feel like I have accomplished a lot in my life and I know that I am very blessed. It's just that I feel like I don't have the things that people seem to value most in life like a successful career, a nice house, a beautiful wife and kids (the so-called American dream). But sometimes I wonder if this is really what I want. If I took these things out of the equation than I'd be extremely happy. I have great friends and family that love me. I have no debt and money in the bank. I have a nice car with rims and a Harley! I can't do everything that I want to but I still am able to do a lot of things. So why shouldn't I be happy?
So one day while laying in my part time bed/friend's couch while house sitting while they're away somewhere in Asia, I'm looking up at that painting just admiring it and it hit me. Those three simple words. Live. Laugh. Love. Words to live by in 2010 and beyond...... TL
I have never been big on writing down my own thoughts which is weird because I always have an internal dialogue constantly going on in my head. I guess my biggest fear is that my thoughts won't make any sense to anyone but me. But since this blog was created as a place where we can document our new "firsts," this would be a great place to start.
So my title is pretty well known, but the inspiration for this post comes from a painting that was done by one of the contributors of this blog site. It's hung in their living room as a regular reminder of how simple life should be. Live. Laugh. Love. I think it's easy to get caught up in the art and not really focus on the message. Yes, the painting was well done and the story behind it is pretty amazing too. It was just an idea that our friend, Adelyn O., discovered as a fun activity to invite some friends to do and try something different and somewhat challenging for her birthday. I was not able to participate; however, now I really wish I had. At first, I thought it was really corny but after seeing the wonderful paintings that everyone did and the pictures of everybody having a great time; I really wish I could have been a part of it.
Anyways, I think as humans we tend to make things a lot more complicated than they should be. I know I do. It must be in our nature. My friend put it this way, "Everyone has the Kanye West complex. We all want it bigger, better, faster, stronger." We can't just be happy with what we got. And we can't just take solace in the simple things in life. We always want more and we want it now! I guess there's nothing wrong with that unless this constant desire for more makes you unhappy. And that has been my problem for most of my life especially the past year. I think one of my biggest flaws is that I complain a lot. Things don't ever meet my expectations. And when I look at my life, I feel like it's one big disappointment. I know....it sounds stupid but I feel like I haven't lived up to everyone's expectations. I do feel like I have accomplished a lot in my life and I know that I am very blessed. It's just that I feel like I don't have the things that people seem to value most in life like a successful career, a nice house, a beautiful wife and kids (the so-called American dream). But sometimes I wonder if this is really what I want. If I took these things out of the equation than I'd be extremely happy. I have great friends and family that love me. I have no debt and money in the bank. I have a nice car with rims and a Harley! I can't do everything that I want to but I still am able to do a lot of things. So why shouldn't I be happy?So one day while laying in my part time bed/friend's couch while house sitting while they're away somewhere in Asia, I'm looking up at that painting just admiring it and it hit me. Those three simple words. Live. Laugh. Love. Words to live by in 2010 and beyond...... TL
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