Music, love and sun

Found this on Pinterest and thought I would share because so much of it is true. I haven’t reached my late 20’s yet but I can already tell which category my friends or former friends will fall into. What are you doing with your life? Which category will you find yourself in? 

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This is the thing: When you hit 28 or 30, everything begins to divide. You can see very clearly two kinds of people.

On one side, people who have used their 20s to learn and grow, to find … themselves and their dreams, people who know what works and what doesn’t, who have pushed through to become real live adults.

Then there’s the other kind, who are hanging onto college, or high school even, with all their might. They’ve stayed in jobs they hate, because they’re too scared to get another one. They’ve stayed with men or women who are good but not great, because they don’t want to be lonely. … they mean to develop intimate friendships, they mean to stop drinking like life is one big frat party.

But they don’t do those things, so they live in an extended adolescence, no closer to adulthood than when they graduated.

Don’t be like that.

Don’t get stuck.

Move, travel, take a class, take a risk.

There is a season for wildness and a season for settledness, and this is neither. This season is about becoming.

Don’t lose yourself at happy hour, but don’t lose yourself on the corporate ladder either.

Stop every once in a while and go out to coffee or climb in bed with your journal.

Ask yourself some good questions like: “Am I proud of the life I’m living? What have I tried this month? … Do the people I’m spending time with give me life, or make me feel small? Is there any brokenness in my life that’s keeping me from moving forward?”

Now is your time.

Walk closely with people you love, and with people who believe … life is a grand adventure.

Don’t get stuck in the past, and don’t try to fast-forward yourself into a future you haven’t yet earned.

Give today all the love and intensity and courage you can, and keep traveling honestly along life’s path.

Today is good.

Today is good.

Honestly, I haven’t said that enough lately.

I’ve been so let down by my trials and ventures off the path I thought I set out to do the past couple months that I haven’t really taken the chance to just appreciate a good day, no matter how small.

And that’s such a shame.

My life here in Vegas hasn’t been hard. I’ve been extremely fortunate to have the opportunities (no matter how big or small) presented to me. I moved out here with a place to live, a small handful of friends and a job at my feet. I’ve met a couple of people who have become my friends and landed a really great internship that has taught me that I really do want to pursue the PR industry as a career. Call me crazy but I’d say I’m doing well for a kid fresh out of college who didn’t have an exact idea of what I wanted to create with my life.

What it comes down to is the little things, that’s what makes your day good.

I’ve kept my dreams alive with small glimmers of what I imagine my life to be. Every time I get down about my work at Best Buy, about not knowing how I’m going to balance paying the bills with having a social life or with not knowing what lies ahead, simply imagining my future keeps me going.

Daydreaming makes my day good. And every day I am thankful that I can dream about my future because it means there’s a fire inside of me that strives for something better.

That’s enough for me right now.

Today is good because I can dream.

Today is good because I hope for a better tomorrow and a better life.

Today is good because I know tomorrow (some tomorrow) will always be better than my day was today. I feel like it sounds a bit cheesy but I know that because I am driven to make something happen in the future, whether it be in my career, a future trip, with friends or when I finally fall in love, I always have will always have something to look forward to and that makes today worth living.

Coming to Albuquerque I knew I was going to learn a lot of new lessons.

As an intern at the Journal, I figured my writing would improve and I’d learn some new skills in newswriting. As a roommate, I figured I’d learn new life lessons and as a new comer in this city, I figured I’d learn my way around. All of which seem to be true.

Well, aside from the obvious lessons I was expecting I learned a lot more about myself than I anticipated.

I’ve had a lot on my mind as of late, and by a lot I mean planning my life after this internship ends in May. I made the decision to get out of this desert hole called New Mexico and move on to a new life in Las Vegas. Yes, the Las Vegas.While a couple of people think that city isn’t right for me, taking my crazy antics and partying ways into account, I personally think it’s right where I need to be.

The reason I’m not scared to make this leap of faith is because of what I’ve learned here in Albuquerque.

I’m okay by myself. I’m good at being alone and going on solo missions. And it’s insanely easy for me to meet people and make friends on my own.

In other words, I can take care of myself. That’s what Albuquerque has taught me.

I mean, in Cruces it was SO easy for me to rely on my friends. If I didn’t want to face a problem alone (or at all) a friend was just a phone call away. In Albuquerque, that was not the case. Here, in ABQ, I basically had like one friend. I mean, I have more but I had one friend that I knew I could trust whole heartedly. And even though I couldn’t be more thankful to have her in my life, there were still some things that I just couldn’t tell her.

Being forced to deal with my problems, fears and and crazy ideas for the future alone really made me see how strong I am. By no means did I have to go through anything insanely rough but simply adjusting to a new city you’re not happy in can be kind of difficult in its own sense.

Anywho, knowing that I can handle my own has been incredibly life changing. I love knowing that I can go out and have a drink by myself and not feel insecure. I love that I can go to shows and entertain myself and meet new people. I mean, I was basically doing that in El Paso anyway because anyone who knows me, knows that I love to go off and wander by myself but it’s TOTALLY different in Albuquerque. I don’t have that safety net of friends waiting around for me upstairs or on the dancefloor. Here I’m genuinely going out by myself, dancing by myself and it’s all alright. I fucking love it actually.

I’m so excited for these next two months to pass because once they’re done, I’m done. With Albuquerque, that is. I’m thrilled for this new adventure that I have planned for myself. I don’t know what’s going to happen, where I’ll be working, who I’ll meet or how things will play out but I know everything’s going to be fine. It’s the right adventure for me. Something has been pulling me towards Las Vegas for easily the past year and that pull has been overwhelmingly strong and that’s how I know it’s the right move for me. That pull and natural curiosity towards the city is how I know I’m doing the right thing.

There’s so much room for growth for me and I feel like there’s so many opportunities out there for me. I’ve known most my life that I wanted to somehow get involved in the entertainment and nightlife business, so what better place to make my dreams come true than one of the nightlife and entertainment capital’s of the US. It just makes perfect sense to me.

So in two months I’m taking a leap. This may just be the biggest chance I’ve ever taken in my life. I’m pretty much putting it in God’s hands. I’m going to Vegas and I’m going to make it. I’ll accept nothing less.

So during my down time at work I tend to get hooked on this little website called Pinterest. For those who don’t know what Pinterest is, it’s basically a site where you can “pin” articles, photographs, art, just about anything and share them with your followers. I tend to spend a lot of time in the Prints and Posters section because you can find really great and inspirational quotes, not to mention some really funny ones too.

Lately I’ve seen one quote that has particularly stood out to be:

If it’s important you’ll find a way, if it’s not you’ll find an excuse.

Seeing it so often has gotten me to thinking about just how true that small but powerful statement is in every aspect of my life, big and small.

The situation that really got me thinking about this quote is my upcoming trip to California. I’ve been dying to go to Beyond for a couple years and when my friends started talking about going this year, I thought PERFECT! Take me with you! (famous last words, I know)

But timing with my new internship just didn’t feel right. I was hesitant about asking for any time off just because I’m an intern and I felt I needed to prove myself and make sacrifices for this position and my future.

So here I am, crushed because I know I can’t go to Coachella because let’s be honest, trying to get a close to a whole week off really just wasn’t going to happen, so I chose to take a step back and accept the fact that this year just isn’t going to happen for me and Coachella.

SIDE RANT:(I’m sorry Coachella, just know you’re still in my heart and I’ll miss you more than you know this first weekend… because let’s be honest… the first weekend is where it’s at… keep it original)

Anyway, once I figured Coachella was a no-go, I decided to focus on smaller more realistic adventures I could go on

ENTER: Idea #1 Beyond Wonderland and Idea #2 Denver

Faggle Rock and I had been talking more than we’d talked in months when I finally moved up to ABQ. There were talks of me going to visit him up in Denver and him coming down here… And all for what? I don’t know… A hang out sesh, a drinking sesh and a hook-up?! Yeah… sounds about right.

So this goes on for about two solid months and every time, I never booked my flight.

The first time I was ready and willing to hop on expedia and say “hello Denver!” he ended up being super flaky about plans and for anyone that knows me, I’m not one to travel without some sort of plan. I mean what if I got stranded at the airport because he couldn’t pick me up or he worked one of the days I was there and I ended up stuck hanging out at his house with the dogs… Not exactly how I wanna spend my mini-adventure. So FAIL!

Then it just became this game…

FR: When are you coming to Denver?

Me: It was your idea to come here first, when are you coming to ABQ?

and so on… and so on… you get the picture.

So I got over it and moved on to a new mission. Beyond.

During the time I was planning my Beyond trip there was still talks of traveling to Denver but the difference is, and the point I’m trying to make with this novel of a story, is that all it took was one yes for Beyond and I made it happen. With Denver, the yes was there the whole time, we would have found a way to work something out plus we have a mutual friend that lives in Denver and she would have most likely been able to pick me up and hang if Faggle Rock ended up being busy with work but still every time I made an excuse.

So what does that say? I don’t know, I haven’t figured that out quite yet. Maybe my priorities lie in music based adventures, with friends who get my music and enjoy my music, instead of an adventure that I don’t know the outcome of.

With my Beyond adventure, I know I’m going to have the time of my life and I know my perspectives will change or I’ll at least be reminded of why I work so hard. Had I gone to Denver I’d worry about what we were going to do, is FR going to have to work leaving me to go on a solo adventure, was he going to make some condescending comment about my life choices. (and I mean everything from my “shitty techno music” to how horrible Vegas and California are) Having to worry about whether or not he was going to keep his meaningless and pointless comments to himself, not so fun.

And truth be told, maybe they aren’t meaningless and pointless because he manages to get a rise out of me every time he mentions the shit he mentions BUT I just think he should be supportive. Like cool, I get it, you hate my trance and house music but get over it… I don’t give him slack for the things he does with his life… I say do it if it makes you happy, he says I don’t know how you do (enter some topic here)

Long story short:

Do what makes you happy because if it’s important you’ll find a way and if it’s not you’ll find an excuse.

True story

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A perfect life it would be… Where your only problem is figuring out what music you want to listen to 🎶❤☀

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Truth. And my life. ❤

These aren’t the same 5 W’s I learned in middle school…

It’s my third day at my new internship with the Albuquerque Journal. I’m literally sitting here waiting for something to happen. Not exactly what I envisioned as the life of a police beat reporter. But then again, when is life ever what you expect?

This year is unlike any other. I’m a college graduate, working in the field I earned my degree in, living in a brand new city that’s going to force me to get out of my comfort zone and make new friends.

I used to have this theory about the cycle of my life regarding how challenging, difficult or heartbreaking it would be. Generally, the even numbered years (i.e. 2010, 2008, etc.) have been some of the most difficult years of my life and for once, I think that curse will be broken with 2012. (Most likely because the world is supposed to end… or some BS like that… just my luck right)

I’ve lived my life in fear of even years. Who was going to leave my life, how was I going to mess things up, what huge financial problem was going to pop up at the most inconvenient of times? These questions were always on my mind and tended to be extremely overwhelming as I constantly found myself walking on egg shells in an attempt to avoid tragedy at any given cost.

This year, I’ve decided there is no curse. Life happens. People walk out of your life without reason or explanation, mistakes are made, accidents happen and hearts break. It’s nothing new.

One thing I think I’ve realized is I believed in this curse SO much that when anything bad happened in the given year, I would focus solely on the event bringing me down because I was convinced this curse was somehow a huge part of my life. Lesson learned: It wasn’t.

By focusing on the negative things going on around me, I left less room for positivity and happiness.

We all experience disappointment and heartbreak. We all learn lessons from our mistakes and it’s our reaction to these events that shape and mold us.

By letting go of this idea of a cursed life, I think I’ll be making room for the unexpected. My goal is to focus on the positive aspects of my life, my new job in a new city, my great new apartment with an old friend, the possibility of new friends (and maybe a new love), and any other amazing opportunity that may come my way.

I’m a huge believer in the power of positive thinking and the law of attraction and I intend to make 2012 the best year of my life.

(Side note: 2011 was one hell of a year, so 2012 has some big shoes to fill… but considering I started off my year in California with some of my favorite friends, my favorite music and an adventure with some crazy new California friends, I’m sure can 2012 keep up)

one day… <3

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With graduation right around the corner I’m learning what will make me happy in this life. I have the most supportive family, the most outstanding friends and a passion for writing and music that has completely taken over my life. This next year is going to be full of surprises and challenges that I can barely imagine but I know everything, slowly but surely, will fall into place. 

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Soon enough…

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