Photo: @Mait Jüriado
Charging almost blindly at a red cape…. or am I the toreiro? Maybe the distinction is just an illusion….
2010 may have been the craziest, most amazing year of my life.
And I feel like it's only just the beginning – a taste of things to come that I can't even fathom.
I can't believe some of the things I've done this year:
– CouchSurfed In Major Cities in the US and Canada
– Lived In Nicaragua and Learned Spanish
– Drove Across the Country To Live in San Francisco
– Worked In A Winery While Living In My Car
– Met A Hero of Mine (Tim Ferriss)
– Started My Own Online Business on How To Sing Opera and made my first sale on 12/29 (whoo!)
– Started This Blog
The list is incomplete but there are some things that I don't want to share.
They're for me.
I've met incredible friends and unforgettable lovers.
I've feared for my life exactly twice.
Indeed, when I was 24, it was a very good year.
Discontent – The Great Catalyst
At the end of 2009, I didn't like my life.
Maybe you've been there?
And at some defining moment – maybe appreciating a symphony in the evening, or stuck in traffic on 9A – I decided to stop being a victim.
A victim is contained in a dream but not destined to remain asleep.
Sonho. Não sei quem sou neste momento.
Durmo sentindo-me. Na hora calma
Meu pensamento esquece o pensamento,
Minha alma não tem alma.Se existo é um erro eu o saber. Se acordo
Parece que erro. Sinto que não sei.
Nada quero nem tenho nem recordo.
Não tenho ser nem lei.Lapso da consciência entre ilusões,
Fantasmas me limitam e me contêm.
Dorme insciente de alheios corações,
Coração de ninguém.
Fernando Pessoa, 6-1-1923
Gratitudes and Platitudes
I have to give a shout out to all my brothers and sisters from Jaxlair and Project Entourage.
If it weren't for you, learning game and discovering self-improvement, I wouldn't be here today.
I never knew it was possible to grow so much as a human being and it's been a trip that YOU ALL helped me make.
Mom, Dad, Bro, Doris, Gervitz, J-mo, Alan W., Leo especially thank you guys for your love, advice and support.
Anybody I missed – you have my deepest gratitude, you guys know who you are.
Thank you friends for reading my blog and participating with me here as I keep trying to push the boundaries of the conventional.
Resolutions Shmesolutions
I'm not going to bore you with my New Year's resolutions.
Honestly, the whole concept is vexing.
The beginning of a new year is quite an arbitrary point to start taking action on the life you want.
But, it's better than nothing and you've got to start sometime!
….OK, OK. Just one resolution:
Move abroad and earn all of my income online
Do It Your Way
In case you're wondering…. Why I love hip hop..
Happy Holidays! Let's make this the best year ever!
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