Quote : Up in the Air

"How much does your life weigh? Imagine for a second that you're carrying a backpack. I want you to pack it with all the stuff that you have in your life... you start with the little things. The shelves, the drawers, the knickknacks, then you start adding larger stuff. Clothes, tabletop appliances, lamps, your TV... the backpack should be getting pretty heavy now. You go bigger. Your couch, your car, your home... I want you to stuff it all into that backpack. Now I want you to fill it with people. Start with casual acquaintances, friends of friends, folks around the office... and then you move into the people you trust with your most intimate secrets. Your brothers, your sisters, your children, your parents and finally your husband, your wife, your boyfriend, your girlfriend. You get them into that backpack, feel the weight of that bag. Make no mistake, your relationships are the heaviest components in your life. All those negotiations and arguments and secrets, the compromises. The slower we move, the faster we die. Make no mistake, moving is living. Some animals were meant to carry each other to live symbiotically over a lifetime. Star crossed lovers, monogamous swans. We are not swans. We are sharks."

hmmm, i haven't posted a quote in some time. this is an interesting quote i came by on a friend's facebook, from the movie up in the air. came out late 2009. i definitely need to see it. seems inspirational.

have yall seen it?

i'm saddened that i think it's true we are sharks rather than swans. i think as a whole, we aren't people that love to help each other out. & my question is WHY? why not help someone if you have the ability to do so? seriously. i don't get why this world is so selfish. it disgusts me. it's so dog eat dog out here. mainly the U.S. i'm sad to say. everything is bout the money, cars, clothes, the hoes [cue drake]. hahah. oh don't get me wrong, i just wanna be successful too... but along the way, i am determined to help people up with me. i don't see a reason to leave anyone behind if i can help it. i want us ALL to succeed and not just me. because i think we all deserve to be extremely great at something and feel that greatness within us. plus i hear it's lonely at the top... so i'm bringing yall with me. ;)

i definitely agree with the fact that moving is living. my days when i do nothing seem pretty long and drawn out. sometimes that's a good thing, most times, it's not. & the days where i'm super busy pass super fast. that's one of the reasons i love being busy. however sometimes it's overwhelming and i just wanna breathe. it's crazy because it almost seems like i either have a lot of time to do nothing or i don't have any time to do anything. the days where i have exciting things planned for the whole day, i get somewhat sad about because i know it's gonna fly by so fast. but then i remember to enjoy it. enjoy life. LIVE to the fullest. because tomorrow is never guaranteed. does that scare you? it sure does scare me. i've said it before, and i have no problem saying it again--i definitely need to work on living. i've been trying for a while now but honestly, it's merely been a thought and desire in my mind. sad. i know i wanna get out there, try new things, discover new places, meet new people, etc. but if you ask me if i've done that--eh. i will admit it's hard though, trying to get out there and discover life when you're busy with school or when you don't have a car--but i also know there are still plenty of things i can do to keep life moving. i really don't have the right to make any excuses though. i am more than fortunate. & i try to remember that no matter the hard times, i am truly blessed. & there are people out there that would die to have my life. no more excuses. what am i waiting for?

what are you waiting for? 



supposed to been asleep.
oh late night thoughts,
♥g