Yay for OLD PEOPLE!
I had a fabulous weekend. Friday night was kind of lame, but Saturday my brother came down and we went to the Stanford game. It was awesome! We kicked their butts. Saturday night my grandma turned 90!!!:
It was the best birthday party ever. I love my family and I love my grandma.
My uncle highlighted her life and talked about her struggles and the risks she took.
It helped put life into perspective a bit.
Do what is logical or do what you want? Life creates instances that you're faced with a choice. Being in love perpetuates the feeling of being able to do something that other people feel that they couldn't. However, if you look at every person in your life and the risks they took in order to do something they felt was right, felt that's what they wanted, went with their heart, and then you look at where they are today, do they regret anything?
I want to live until 90 and I want to do so following my heart. You should have a plan, you should have logical goals, but when it comes to a fork, when it comes to taking a leap of faith, I pray I take the leap of faith; it's a life altering decision. I know I will not always be able to do this, but I am given the inspiration by my family who has. I look at my grandparents who stayed together, despite their families hating eachother and in the end producing my father and having a love for eachother that never died. I look at my brother who quit teaching, a steady public sector job to risk his financial stakes to do something he WANTED to do. While, weighing the possibilities is important, it is not important to weigh them against heartbreak. Perhaps what is more heartbreaking is never taking that chance at all. At least, that's just how I feel and I owe my grandma for that. I never realized until this weekend, the leaps of faith she took, how she went against the odds and now at 90 she regrets nothing in life, except for maybe the one or two other chances she didn't take because logic stood in the way.
I appreciate the wisdom my finally has instilled in me and continues to. It makes me breathe life in a whole other way. I can't explain it, nor will anyone believe it. I am ok on my own and I have such a greater faith in myself than I had two days ago. I am really so blessed.
Consider. Test. LEAP.
♥
It was the best birthday party ever. I love my family and I love my grandma.
My uncle highlighted her life and talked about her struggles and the risks she took.
It helped put life into perspective a bit.
Do what is logical or do what you want? Life creates instances that you're faced with a choice. Being in love perpetuates the feeling of being able to do something that other people feel that they couldn't. However, if you look at every person in your life and the risks they took in order to do something they felt was right, felt that's what they wanted, went with their heart, and then you look at where they are today, do they regret anything?
I want to live until 90 and I want to do so following my heart. You should have a plan, you should have logical goals, but when it comes to a fork, when it comes to taking a leap of faith, I pray I take the leap of faith; it's a life altering decision. I know I will not always be able to do this, but I am given the inspiration by my family who has. I look at my grandparents who stayed together, despite their families hating eachother and in the end producing my father and having a love for eachother that never died. I look at my brother who quit teaching, a steady public sector job to risk his financial stakes to do something he WANTED to do. While, weighing the possibilities is important, it is not important to weigh them against heartbreak. Perhaps what is more heartbreaking is never taking that chance at all. At least, that's just how I feel and I owe my grandma for that. I never realized until this weekend, the leaps of faith she took, how she went against the odds and now at 90 she regrets nothing in life, except for maybe the one or two other chances she didn't take because logic stood in the way.
I appreciate the wisdom my finally has instilled in me and continues to. It makes me breathe life in a whole other way. I can't explain it, nor will anyone believe it. I am ok on my own and I have such a greater faith in myself than I had two days ago. I am really so blessed.
Consider. Test. LEAP.
♥