Balcony Talk

We're sitting on a balcony. The cool Los Angeles air is blowing. There's warm tea to contrast the coolness of the early morning air, a few foods of choice and the two of us. Conversation flows freely as we broach the subject of LIFE. What a heavy topic, right? I know. You always wonder what the actual meaning of life is... or what our purpose is. Well, let me start by saying this:


I believe that our purpose in life is simply to LIVE. To CREATE. To INVENT. To BE.


That is our purpose.


Everyone wants to have a plan. Everyone wants to make this list of A, B, and C of how their lives should go. But the thing is: expectation only creates disappointment. Because you're SO focused on what you want to happen and you're trying too hard to dictate the way things should go, that you don't plan for things to throw you off track. So when it happens, you feel like life is seemingly OVER because it didn't happen the way you wanted it to. Fuck that. Let it happen. If it's going to happen, sit back and enjoy the ride. ENJOY being the keyword.


LIVE.


It's not going to get done for you. And letting other's dictate why you should or shouldn't do things is no way to live. You have to live for you. You have to do the things that make you feel alive. Conquer fears, take chances. Living is not about making lists and checking them twice. Living is about learning, loving, expierencing. With pain comes knowledge. You can't be afraid to get hurt. You can't be afraid to be wrong. You simply have to DO IT.


"Life is full of changes, yeah? And it's one of those things where you cannot afford to be stubborn and always REFUSE to change. Your environment changes around you and you need to adapt. You need to adapt because life stops for no one. Without adapting we cannot create nor invent and without inventing we cease to live, we cease to be," she said to me.


I always tell people "Don't get left behind." People are always so worried about... everything and it's like... stop. Just... breathe for a moment. Close your eyes, breathe and focus on what YOU need to make YOU happy. But don't be stubborn when it comes to life. Don't refuse to change. It will do you no good. Go with the flow.


Her response: "Just keep swimming. Life gets tough? Remember your reasons to smile, and remember that it's okay to feel. But always remember it is just as important to get back up again."


Exactly. Because getting back up is just as important, if not more so, than the fall.


"It's, as they like to say, what defines you."


The time on the clock reads 3:25 a.m. And maybe we're not actually on a balcony in L.A. Maybe we're sitting on Skype having such a deep and meaningful conversation in the wee hours of the morning, but...


The point is still the same. Live. Learn. Conquer. Create. BE.