Aaaaand just like that… another decade in my life-book has turned the page. Looking back at some of my prior posts on here and the thousands of pictures I’ve taken throughout my twenties… led me to ask myself what exactly has driven me to poor out so much of my heart, soul, and mind on here and other social media platforms throughout the last seven years… I mean… “SHIT SON!”
I suppose that if I could sum up the answer into just one word, I would have to say: JOY.
It’s all joy. UNBELIEVABLE JOY. The type that makes you scream out loud because you simply Can. Not. Contain. It. We all feel that joy at one point or another. Some simply are able to feel it more often than others. The truth is… joy happens aaaaaall the time. It’s ongoing! You can find it wherever and whenever, and it doesn’t require anything but your attention.
Not gonna try to get all philosophical on you or anything… all I’m trying to tell ya is that my 20s have taught me that the best things in life don’t only happen in the “main moments” of our life, but in what happens in-between them. The stuff you just can’t plan out. The random and unpredictable moments which make you come to the realization that “HEY! LIFE’S ACTUALLY PRETTY FUCKING FAAAAAANTASTIC, AND I HAVE SO MUCH TO BE GRATEFUL FOR!”
I read a quote once which said: “The work will wait while you show the child the RAINBOW, but the RAINBOW won’t wait while you do the work.” Hope it speaks to you as much as it did to me then.
The bottom line is, the last decade has been EPIC simply because I’ve chosen it to be. I’ve done a decent job at keeping in mind that LIFE IS HAPPENING NOW. Not tomorrow. Not yesterday. Not next month… nor five years down the road. It’s right now. Period.
I really think the world would be better off if everyone just stopped for a second and took care of what matters most now (whatever that may be).
Our 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s…. 90s… why care? It’s all right now anyway!
Ride it! Savour it! Work it! Love it! Live it! Be it!
The dusk will get here some day.
