Bueller?... Bueller?... Bueller?

There is a very popular and truthful quote in Ferris Bueller's Day Off that I think a high percentage of people reading this are familiar with:

"Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know"... wait no, thats not it... It's..

  

"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it." 

When I moved to Los Angeles I came here with a heavy sense of adventure and high sensitivity for life. I still have both those in me but somewhere along the timeline of me being here there were times and there are times where I forget those feelings were what drove (literally and figuratively drove me here in my Acura) me here. As I get older time just goes faster and faster. The only reason I see for that is that I am slowly magnetizing more responsibility which eats up more of my time therefore exponentially expediting each day that passes. Sometimes I become forgetful to take a breath, stop and really look around. And, I hate that because I've always thought of myself as someone who is very conscience of that. 

I think slowing life down should be entered in to our DAILY routine. It is good to take a vacation once in a while to get away from all the hustling and bustling but I think quantifying these vacations to mini-daily-mental vacations does the mind, body and soul good. 

Get lost in what is around you by realizing what is around you. When you find yourself in the middle of a task, so entranced with completing the mission just randomly stop for 30 seconds. Really look at your surroundings to acknowledge whats around you. It levels me out at least.

This may sound heavy but somewhere along the line the human species became so obsessed with evolution, progression and technology that I feel a lot of us forget to peak inside of ourselves. All of our progression and innovativeness is SO important in so many ways but take a step aside once in a while from all this clutter to stop and look around because life really does move fast and it only moves faster as you stack more on your plate.

Don't miss it. 

HK

11 Days

11 days until I, along with my infamous college roommate, embark on what should be the biggest journey of my life.

I am unsure as to why I felt the inspiration to start writing at this moment of time but I am not going to question it. Mike and I are driving west from the Garden State to Los Angeles, California. This move has been replaying in my mind for a couple years now and the time is officially approaching. Excitement supersedes any other emotions right now. For once I feel a sense of clarity that I am on the right path. I literally have nothing to lose so if there was ever a time this is the precise moment to be aggressive and chase my dream(s).

I am going to California for a new scene. To see what else is out there other than what I have been surrounded by on the East Coast. To meet as many people as I can. To change as many lives as I can, for the good, in any way, shape or form. In order for me to be happy I have to stir emotion and make people just a little bit happier. Even if it is just temporary. I want to instill what I have learned, experienced and have been told by so many other phenomenal people that I have been fortunate enough to come across. I have a fire inside that continually burns each and every day just waiting to be let lose. That fire is what I am looking to gain control of. For me there is no failing as we set sail. Whether I come back in a month or never, it just doesn't matter. I've come to expect the unexpected.

Even if 99% of our time living is struggle, the 1% that represents all the happy moments in life outweigh the 99% ten-fold. Its the 1% I live for and its worth it. 

So, we'll see what happens. 

HK