Monday, July 20, 2009

The "imaginary friend"

As children, we create ways to comfort ourselves and fill voids of loneliness through an “imaginary friend.” Our “friend” becomes everything we need and want at that moment, the perfect companion. As adults, this illusion differs yet appears to be similar. We create an image of that “guy/girl” that fulfills our fantasies of a great relationship with the perfect person. Our mind places a trick making us believe only what we want to at that time, just as when we were children. We hide behind this false illusion believing our pains from all the games are justified. The truth is we have developed a new form of an “imaginary friend”, the perfect partner. The difference with this “friend” is that the actual person may be real, but the dream of a great relationship, a companion, that person to comfort us is not real at all. We chase the illusion, pretending everything is as we see hoping to wake up happy. But as with any dream, we eventually wake up. The realities of our “imaginary friend” become apparent and the dream all begins to fade. We start to see the truth behind our fantasy person and the tricks our mind once played. And as if we were those children again, we push our “imaginary friend” away and move on and seek something real to believe in.

Thursday, July 9, 2009

Inspiration and Passion

Everyone possess a gift. The hardest part is finding that gift or gifts and exploring what they truly mean. We often look in the wrong places until one day something just feels right. Most of the time we are using these gifts without realizing the real impact we can create. For me it was always art and people. I enjoy socializing and making people smile through art. I like the feeling that I could do something and someone would maybe appreciate it in their own way. I don't need a thank you (though it's nice to hear) and I don't ask for anything in return, it's about making someone feel. I turned all of this into my passion. I work hard and find that I feel something inspiring, accomplishment. I am proud I put the effort into something I enjoyed. I never thought I would make it into a business owner(it was only a dream), but I knew I had what it took if only I applied myself. Now art and people have become my job, my favorite passion. To me life means living to a full potential, finding things to appreciate, my friends and family, and making anyone smile. I think I am on the right track...