Ever since I moved to Los Angeles one year ago, I feel like a timer has been running and I’m constantly aware of the time passing. I feel as if every moment I’m here is a moment I can’t waste. If I ever start to slack off, it feels like my being here is in […]
Dream
“Where do you see yourself in ten years?” This famous question has always seemed to leave a bad taste in my mouth. Perhaps because I struggled with how to answer it – especially as a freshman in high school when I was asked it. The assignment was to ‘simply’ write out the answer to the question on paper. […]
The Gift of Hope
If you’re like me, learning to live in the present can be challenging when you’re always planning for and/or worrying about the future. Setting goals are great and a lot of people are doing just that, particularly around this time of year. While it’s important not to get so caught up in your future that you […]
Being Grateful for the Present
It was an ethereal experience waking up to that song the other morning – a song that has since then become muffled in my memory. It was like waking up to a dream, if you can imagine the irony. A couple of men have been remodeling in the apartment directly below mine and every morning […]
Influence
I‘ll admit, I can be somewhat of a chameleon when it comes to being around certain people. I will pick up on their cues and adapt to their personality accordingly. For example, I act a bit differently when I’m around my friend versus when I’m around my grandfather. I’m sure there are some of you […]
Perspective
I could have died on more than one occasion that day. The first instance was when I was on my way home from a job interview. While at a stop sign waiting for traffic to clear so that I could make a left hand turn, I noticed I was slowly rolling forward toward the moving […]