A Trip Worth Taking

"IN ORDER TO attain anything OF worth YOU MUST BE willing TO sacrifice something."

Without going into excruciating detail, I believe that, although many great things do happen to us by chance, anything truly worth having is worth fighting for. It may be difficult to believe until we take a moment, an honest moment, to look back on life and see every opportunity presented us that we deemed not worthy of pursuing. More often than not, for no reason other than the simple fact that we were more afraid of failing than we are eager to feel the warmth of success on our beaten backs.

SO. . . what of it?

There comes a point in time when you must decide for yourself what you will chase and, perhaps more importantly, why. It's so easy to see the things we want -- whether they be temporary desires or long-lasting and deep-rooted passions -- but, often times, so hard to understand why. It is so easy to chase something; so simple to fight for something; so rewarding to win something; but almost impossible to ask ourselves the one question we always avoid. The question, "I know I want it, but SHOULD I want it?"

The almost ironic simplicity of most issues is that we could answer them by answering that one silly question. Should we want _______? Fill it in. Everyone has their thing -- the house, the job, the school, the car, the girl, the dream, the world. You want it. I want it. But should we?

The question is simple but the answer usually isn't. Honestly, how do you decide if you should want something. And even if you could decern it, who says you would either start chasing what you should or stop chasing what you shouldn't?


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B    R    E    A    T    H


I came to Los Angeles wondering everything I have blurted out in this post. I came hoping to find answers and, honestly, I think, to hide from other ones. I have a lot more learning to do, but here is what I've got thus far:


You have passions for a reason. You have opportunities for a reason and, my god, do you have desires for a reason...

and that IS WHAT ITS all ABOUT.

You see, more often than not, it's not about knowing, but rather, believing. Believing that, in the end, even if you did fail, that you would be able to stand with your head held high and back to the wind screaming "it was worth it".


That's what I'm doing down here. I am taking a trip worth taking -- one where I am chasing the crossroads of my passions, opportunities and desires. I have decided that, no matter what happens, I refuse to let this pass me by because I was scared of failing. I left to find myself. I have sacrificed potential relationships, time with friends and family, jobs, stereotypes and even some other dreams. What have not done, though, and what I refuse to ever do, is compromise on my goal. That is for me to know for now.


This life is short but living is worth every second. Find where your passions, dreams and desires intersect and chase it like hell. And, as always, for whatever it's worth, I hope you come away from reading this with confidence to do what you must and deny what you should.