So I am getting ready to turn 32. And over the past several months, one thing that I have been learning is the importance of just giving up. Here's what I mean: so often I find myself trying really hard to make something happen, whether it's a job, a goal or a relationship. And ususally it seems like the harder that I try, whatever I am trying seems to allude me even longer. Yet if I don't stress out, don't give into fear and if I just go with the flow, things have a way of working themselves out.
For example, I was recently laid off. My initial reaction was normal: fear. I totally didn't give in, and now I am making more money and my company is way more cool! And then today, I was having lunch with a really good friend. All of a sudden, another good friend of ours just randomly comes in. I had been trying for over a year to get the 3 of us together, and it never worked out. So today I am not even trying, and it just happens! It was the first time in 5 years the 3 of us were able to hang out together.
So my advise: have goals and work out to make them a reality, but don't give into fear and stress--go with it !!!
About Me
- Benjy - i am paradox
- First of all, I believe in love. You know, that reach for the stars, head over heels, makes your heart beat faster and your palms sweat, life changing, make you into a better person for someone else kind of love. That's also why I believe in God, and that they are one in the same. Without love, nothing else matters. I really dig music, art and film because they remind us of everything both good and bad in this world, and that another world exists outside of this one. I'm a pacifist. I am a follower of Jesus, although not a very good one. I am usually too liberal for most christians, and usually too conservative for most normal people. I don't think that foreign terrorists were the cause of tragedy on September 11th. I think the so called war in Iraq is nearly as bad, if not worse, than Vietnam. I think it should be ended immediately. I am shocked at how many of our freedoms are being lost by the patriot act. I usually bring politics and religion up in conversation, even when meeting someone for the first time. Life may not always go the way that you want or turn out exactly like you wish, but it's also too short for regrets.
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