Sage

Martel and I were talking about this a few days ago...

I see it like this. There's two kinds of people in the world- those who are complacient, and those who always dream. I know a guy, father of one of my old friends actually, who has been working in the Tyson chicken plant for at least 25 years. Every single day he goes to the same job he had the day before, doing the same thing, making the same money. He even lives in the same house he moved into when he got married- a house built on his parents land, 100 yards from his parents house. He's 56 years old. He never had a dream, never wanted to persue a dream. To him, being "grown up" means being able to drink beer after you come home from work.

Now, I know tons of other people who have gotten the $8 an hour job with the crappy hours and sweated out the bills every month, but it's because they're working towards something. They know, and they're working towards, the fact that there is always something bigger and better out there.

Me? Well, I'm 22. One day I want to live in Hawaii, and one day I want to travel in Europe. I also want to be a jewelry designer. Right now, well, right now I HAVE to get a job and make money. But that doesn't mean I'm going to stop looking forward to the day I get to do jewelry for 8 hours and make enough money to live off of. I work towards that goal by continuing to find inspiration for jewelry everywhere, by practicing my skills (limited as they are) until they're perfected, and by never, ever telling myself I can't.

Growing up is an illusion... you don't have to put aside the fun and joy in life just because you have to pay the bills. Just remember to seperate the bills from the fun stuff, and you'll be good to go!

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