Who will love you? Who will fight? Who will fall far behind? Now why, all of the sudden have I jumped into the topic that has puzzled people across the board, the topic of love. The answer. For some reason, the past few weeks, no matter how many times I persistently shuffled through my collection of music, artists ranting about heartbreaks, or celebrating the beauty of love was what my ears listened to. Now maybe this moment is when one sees themselves at a crossroads. Why the hell do I have so much music about love? I should really just delete some of these songs. Yeah, that is what I am going to do, delete them. No! Wait! <insert emotional breakdown/crying fest> I am so attached to my music. I could never imagine doing such a thing. Seems a little dramatic, right? I admit to it. My emotions were a bit on the bi-polar side this past week, but having fully recovered I have only been left with thoughts questioning the meaning of love, questioning the value of love. In a world that is full of people who are ready to take advantage of the outdated, untarnished view of what love was. In a world that, at the same time, gives us the opportunity to find that kind of love, Where is a person suppose to go? What is a person suppose to act on? Maybe, what one needs to do is discard all these thoughts, let love come and grow, let it be nurtured to make one happy, let love also create a feeling of emptiness. The reality here is that love is an antagonistic emotion. It can create a tremendous amount of warmth. It can cause a tremendous amount of cold. At this less dramatic crossroad, I have come to the conclusion that when one comes to accept the heartbreak of love, the emptiness that it leaves, and looks at it in a positive light rather than negative one, the part of love that creates bliss is even more beautiful. That empty feeling was caused by something that was happy, and even though that happiness might have long passed, its always a sigh of relief to know that that beautifully riddling organ is still working, is still able to find room for another punch. Love is a decision much like anything else. Decisions only shape our life, they do not make or break it.
Kerbey Lane Cafe (Homegrown Austin Food) best sweet potato fries I have ever had!!!
Burro Alley Cafe (Sante Fe) Yum.Yum.Yum.
Food. Food. Food. Best thing ever invented, created, and enjoyed by millions!!! I am a proud admirer, supporter, and indulger of everything and anything food related. The fact that food has the potential to have such a positive reaction when eaten astounds me. What do we, as the millions of people who suffer through heartbreaks, struggles, and disappointments every day look for...ICE CREAM? Yes! Just take a mental note, write down that never-ending list of comfort foods that have made those days worth living...and then thank the magical people over at Häagen-Dazs, Gandy's, and of course both Ben & Jerry. Food can get you through the rough and tough, indeed it can, but so can great company. The company you enjoy those three (+) delicious meals with is what creates the moment. After all, is it not called an act of communion? My advice for the day: send your taste-buds on an adventure that you will never forget, chase after the food that you will crave for months on end, and of course spoil yourself in the company of people that will make each bite memorable, each drink delectable. :)
Hope everyone out there has been dreaming lately :) Dreams, for one reason or another, can create an immeasurable amount of inspiration. Think about what inspires you...silent reader. What inspires me, you ask. I would look around and see that my family inspires me to be a greater person, the person who is hidden somewhere deep beneath all the uncertainties, my friends inspire me to be adventurous, to go out there and literally change the world (well at least change it for me), and my surroundings inspire me to JUMP! Jump out of the "so called" surroundings and into the ones that I create and control, Jump into a world filled with less affliction, more admiration, less worry, more whimsy, less control, more carelessness. Dreams, like inspiration, can only take you as far as you are willing to go. I urge all you people out there in the world to "Do one thing every day that scares you" -Eleanor Roosevelt. Follow your intuition, but take it a step further and just let what inspires you take control, you will find that you are happier than you used to be.
