Tuesday, June 06, 2006

Got it

"...in order to gain something big you have to give up something equally as big".

This was a thought/mantra I carried with me in 2002 and it has always stayed with me. It's holding an even bigger significance in my life now and it's staying close to my heart.

"Pass it on".

Another thought/mantra which I keep connected with the first phrase. Some people understand what this means. Others say they "get it" but in practice they do not. What does this mean to me? It means being stripped down to the bare essentials of life. It means being humble and helping others in hopes that they continue the good deed. It means helping others and not expecting anything in return because that is not what it's about. I will be the first to admit that in the past I've taken for granted my luck and good fortune and have been the total opposite of these mantras. What has happened? My good fortune has turned around and taken a huge chunk off my ass. As fast as it is given to you it can be taken away just as quickly. I've learned the hard way and let me tell you it can happen in a blink of an eye. I've learned never to assume I will have the same luck/priviledge/good fortune as last time. As far as I am concerned I have to work on it as hard as I did before. Who cares who I know and who they know and who they are connected with. It means nothing when you don't "get it". Trust me on this, if you don't "get it" it will never happen for you. So how do I work on it? Whenever a challenge/problem/negative situation or even a good situation comes across my path I ask myself why it's happening and what I am to learn from it. I don't care if I'm not the one who created the situation, it's happening for a reason. Most times it's a life lesson in some sort of bad karma I've created and what I need to do to create my balance in life. I have no one else to blame or bitch over, it's all up to me and how I am as a person.

I've learned it's not about what you wear, what you're into, how cool you are/look or who you know because karma doesn't give a shit about that. It's about your spirit, the bare essentials. It's about the positive vibration and sharing it.