Love is passion, obsession, someone you can’t live without. If you don’t start with that, what are you going to end up with? Fall head over heels. I say find someone you can love like crazy and who’ll love you the same way back. And how do you find him? Forget your head and listen to your heart. I’m not hearing any heart. Run the risk, if you get hurt, you’ll come back. Because, the truth is there is no sense living your life without this. To make the journey and not fall deeply in love - well, you haven’t lived a life at all. You have to try. Because if you haven’t tried, you haven’t lived.
elaina grinias
living in a love song
the dilemma.
To laugh
is to risk appearing a fool.
To weep
is to risk appearing sentimental.
To reach out for another
is to risk involvement.
To expose feelings
is to risk rejection.
To place your dreams before the crowd
is to risk ridicule.
To love
is to risk not being loved in return.
To go forward in the face of overwhelming odds
is to risk failure.
But risks must be taken
because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing.
The person who risks nothing does nothing,
has nothing, is nothing.
He may avoid suffering and sorrow,
but he cannot learn, feel, change, grow or love.
Chained by his certitudes,
he is a slave.
He has forfeited his freedom.
Only a person who takes risks is free.
42nd Street
a new beginning.
I got to New York City last week. My parents stayed for the weekend and helped me move in. We also did a ton of sight seeing. I got to see so many things that I had never had the chance to see. We saw everything from the statue of liberty to the 9/11 memorial. We also saw the Broadway show, Hair. It was really good. My parents left on Sunday and I have been on my own for a few days now.
I started my new job with VH1 News yesterday. I already love it. I will be doing interviews with different celebrities and putting together news packages. I get to attend some red carpet events, but I’m not sure which ones yet. Other than that I will be running around Time Square picking up different equipment from the other MTV studios. I really like the people I work with and the atmosphere.
I’m still getting used to the amount of people here. It was a little overwhelming at first, but now I am starting to like it. I love all the things there are to do. Anywhere you walk down the street there is something to do.
The little amount of time that I have been here has been absolutely amazing. I have met so many people already. I have been having the time of my life. I could definitely see myself here in the future. This is only the beginning though. There are so many more adventures to endure this summer. Right now I am just living in the moment and enjoying every moment of it.
the big apple.
I’m leaving the little village I grew up in, to move to the big city. When I was younger, I had only dreamed of working in New York City doing what I love. It still seems so surreal. My grandmother always tells me to ‘be proud’. This is something I try to remember each and everyday.
“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”
- Eleanor Roosevelt
One week…<3
words of wisdom.
This is something I told a friend recently. I wanted to post it on here so I could look back and remember it for myself too.
“Don’t rely on someone else for your happiness and self worth.
Only you can be responsible for that.
If you can’t love and respect yourself…
no one else will be able to make that happen.
Accept who you are - completely;
the good and the bad…
and make changes as YOU see fit -
not because you think someone else wants you to be different.”
—Stacey Charter
Here is a picture of Lake Michigan. So beautiful, I know.
Yesterday my parents and I traveled to Holland, Michigan for their festival. It was an early Mother’s Day present for my mom. I had never been to Holland, but it is such a cute city. We ate at a restaurant called 84 East. It was delicious, I totally recommend it. After dinner we stopped by Lake Michigan. It was very close to where we were in Holland. The sand was so white and the view was gorgeous. There was also a cute lighthouse nearby too. We walked out on the dock, but it was so cold and windy yesterday that we couldn’t stay long.
I’m finally feeling a little more relaxed. This last semester in college was really tough for me. I have felt better in just the couple days I have been home though. Although, I still have a lot of things on my mind. I think way too much. I’m always thinking. It never ends. There is always something I am trying to figure out, something that hasn’t completely been solved. I think that once these last things that have been troubling me are figured out, I will be at ease. That is my hope anyway.
“Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.”
My newest addition.
Today I moved back home from college. This marks the first day of summer 2010. I always feel like summer is the time of year that brings so many new beginnings. The summer brings new relationships, new surroundings, new jobs, new travels, etc. Therefore, I thought this would be the best time to start this new blog.
I have always been one of those people that likes to write everything down. Whenever I feel a burning emotion I feel like I just have to write. This past year has brought many of those times. There were times that I would just grab any random paper and pen and just write pages upon pages. The thoughts never stopped flowing. I like those times in my life though. Those are the times in life that seem to be meaningful and filled with life lessons, and I’m always one that’s looking for the meaning of life.
This post is making me seem so intellectual. I definitely can be, but most of the time I’m just looking for a good time and some good laughs. Those are the times I live for. I constantly need to be surrounded by family and friends. These are the people that keep me sane. I have some pretty strong emotions and these people along with writing and listening to music keep me going strong.
Life is an amazing thing and I can’t wait to share some of my journeys.
“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.”
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
