So the next time I hear Madonna’s “Jump”, I will be reminded that if you want to grow and be the person you are meant to be then you can’t stay in one place. Being reunited with my physical, lifelong dream, was a learning experience in and of itself- regardless of how long I was there. Standing in the streets of New York was as good of a motivation as any, to not listen to anyone but my own heart (ok and maybe Madonna). I never doubted that someday I would live in NY but I needed something to inspire me and push me to keep working hard for it. When I went to New York over break for a short day trip, I was reminded all over again of my dream. In my heart I knew that’s where I was meant to be (as cheesy as that sounds) but making it happen at this point in my life, seemed nearly impossible. For about a year I have been feeling hopeless in this area. It’s something that I have tried to do but sadly haven’t been able to do because of money, or other circumstances. I have wanted to live there since before I knew how to spell it. My entire life, New York City has been the goal. Instead of complaining about the car ride, or the fact that I only would be able to spend a day in New York, I decided to see everything as a sign from destiny. So when I heard Madonna say “there’s only so much you can learn in one place.” It was as if Madonna herself had been sitting right next to me sharing intimate stories of her successes and failures (very few failures, I’m sure) I immediately felt like this road trip, was meant to inspire me, and remind me of what I want, and where I want to be. I hadn’t heard this song in a good six months, and I was in one of those moods where I take every song very literally, and try to connect the lyrics to my life, like they had been written specifically for me. On around the 16 th hour of travel, I was listening to “The Devil Wears Prada Soundtrack” like the smart, cultured, girl that I am, when “Jump” by Madonna came on. The nearly 20-hour drive to New Jersey from Kansas City, definitely took a toll on my mind and body. This time I was somewhat reluctant considering it was going to be an 18-hour drive both there and back, but I was willing to do just about anything as long as it meant I could be reunited with New York. I don’t really care where to, or how long, the whole experience is enough for me. Over winter break I was lucky enough to go on a short road trip. If the first thing you do when you wake up is think about how much life sucks, how that guy viewed your story but didn’t text back, or just how unhappy you are, then you are already setting a brand new day up for failure. Believe me, I understand life gets very hard, but I can’t say anything other than every situation is how you personally deal with it. I can’t tell you how many times I hear that the environment makes someone’s life so bad or one bad thing happens and life is over. That’s what needs to be dwelled on rather than dragging the negativity to the next day. Life gets stressful, believe me we've all got something going on but there is always something good in every single day. Now I know we all get into funks sometimes but you know the difference of being in a funk and just being a negative Nancy. It takes nothing but the positive energy you have stowed away inside to change your outlook on life. Which is why I wanted to write this article because no matter what kind of negativity runs through your mind, only YOU can change it.
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