"Often having what you want
is a function of letting go of what you have."
Today I talked to my father about going to the UK this spring and moving to Brooklyn in the fall. His opinion is always very important to me and as he sat at the bench of my great grandmothers vanity in his white robe, he smiled and told me he always wants me to live my dreams. He wants me to open a credit card so I will be fully prepared. "It's not going to be easy, you know. Your brother will tell you that." But nothing is easy, especially making our dreams come true. I assured him that if there was anyone in the world I could do it with it's Samantha, she's wonderwoman. I know he already knows that, who doesn't? I am the luckiest girl to have a big sister like her, the best role model, someone who always pushes me to do better and be better and achieve more. Making changes to your life is hard because we get comfortable in our situations. There is a comfort in sitting in that dirty van wishing the seats were closer to hold hands, there is a comfort in standing right up front at every show dancing with the people I've met over the last 2 years. There is an overwhelming comfort in pulling up to the big brown house and seeing my cat run in the yard or curled up on a dirty pile of clothes. There will always be comfort in touching and holding the people I grew to call family but everyone has to grow up sometime. Everyone has to leave home and pursue their dreams. Getting what you want isn't as easy as throwing a temper tantrum anymore, we're growing up and in order to get what you want you have to make sacrifices, leave your comfort zone, let go of every chain or rope that holds you back and throw yourself, ready or not, out into the world. That is the best way to figure it out. If you wait for the universe to set everything up and present it to you perfectly, you'll be waiting forever. Go live your dreams, make big scary decisions, see the world and meet all of the people waiting for you. Don't be afraid to actually make yourself happy, that is all you have in this life.
Today I talked to my father about going to the UK this spring and moving to Brooklyn in the fall. His opinion is always very important to me and as he sat at the bench of my great grandmothers vanity in his white robe, he smiled and told me he always wants me to live my dreams. He wants me to open a credit card so I will be fully prepared. "It's not going to be easy, you know. Your brother will tell you that." But nothing is easy, especially making our dreams come true. I assured him that if there was anyone in the world I could do it with it's Samantha, she's wonderwoman. I know he already knows that, who doesn't? I am the luckiest girl to have a big sister like her, the best role model, someone who always pushes me to do better and be better and achieve more. Making changes to your life is hard because we get comfortable in our situations. There is a comfort in sitting in that dirty van wishing the seats were closer to hold hands, there is a comfort in standing right up front at every show dancing with the people I've met over the last 2 years. There is an overwhelming comfort in pulling up to the big brown house and seeing my cat run in the yard or curled up on a dirty pile of clothes. There will always be comfort in touching and holding the people I grew to call family but everyone has to grow up sometime. Everyone has to leave home and pursue their dreams. Getting what you want isn't as easy as throwing a temper tantrum anymore, we're growing up and in order to get what you want you have to make sacrifices, leave your comfort zone, let go of every chain or rope that holds you back and throw yourself, ready or not, out into the world. That is the best way to figure it out. If you wait for the universe to set everything up and present it to you perfectly, you'll be waiting forever. Go live your dreams, make big scary decisions, see the world and meet all of the people waiting for you. Don't be afraid to actually make yourself happy, that is all you have in this life.
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