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My life is a continuous journey of self-awareness and self-improvement. I think if there’s one thing in the world worth investing all your energy in, it’s personal growth, and there is no limit to it. I think if people spent all their time working on themselves and stopped worrying about fixing everyone else, the world would be a better place. I don't believe in being defined by work and I think it's funny that one of the first things people ask each other when they meet is "what do you do for a living?" Most people work to pay the bills and then on the side do all the things they are passionate about. Some people just think about those passions and get so caught up in the day-to-day bullsh*t they don’t even get around to doing the things that truly make them happy. I would suggest not letting yourself be one of those people! Live your life without regrets!
When people ask me what I want to do with my life, I tell them I'm already doing it! I make sure I enjoy everything I do for work and because of that, I've been able to maintain a lifestyle of financial stability and flexible scheduling enough to do whatever I want, whenever I want. I think that variety is the spice of life. I like to switch things up and I can't see myself wanting to do only one thing for the rest of my life. I think it's easy for people to get comfortably stuck in their habits of daily routine and I think it's better to regularly evaluate your situtation and make an effort to step outside of your comfort zone. I believe the human spirit is resilient and although it can be scary, bringing about a change in your life challenges you to grow and improve as a person. I like to consider myself a jack-of-all-trades and I believe that you can do anything if you want to enough, and you can excel at it if you make the effort. I am constantly taking up new hobbies, and experiencing and learning about new things.
My goal in life is to travel and see as much of the world as possible, and to maintain the precious relationships I have developed along this journey. I have found happiness by constantly balancing time for work, time for friends, time for relationships, and time for myself. I think life is too short not to appreciate everything you have, even when you don't always feel like it's everything you want. The grass is always greener on the other side for some people, while I am easily satisfied with what I have. I think a lot of people get caught up in striving to fulfill their goals without remembering to enjoy the ride. When one of my good friends passed away, it changed my perspective on life. It made me realize that in the end, you really aren't defined by what you do for a living, or what you obtain materialistically. People will remember you by how you impacted their lives, and how you affected them emotionally. Life is really all about how we treat one another!!
I think much of the world's current problems arise from the fact that we are clearly not united as a human race. We tend to focus on our differences instead of our similarities (for example, in race and religion), and use those differences to define what's good and bad, and what's right and wrong, and then use that in power plays. We ought to focus on the fact that deep down we're all the same: we want to be loved, and we want to feel connected to something outside ourselves. I think everyone wonders what the purpose of life is, and the foundation of all religions is to answer that question. I think when used properly, religion can certainly be a healing and useful tool. However, I think a lot of people also misuse religion by focusing on the differences, and determining for themselves that certain people are right and certain people are wrong. I think it's entirely possible to be spiritual without being religious, and that organized religion can be a problem, especially if you are taking from it all the wrong things. If you follow your heart, you should be able to believe in whatever you want, as long as you're not hurting or imposing your will on other people.
LOVES: music, people who are open-minded, passionate & modest, exploring the world, considering conspiracy theories, pondering existence, always seeing the good side of things, making the people I care about happy, making jewelry and clothes, playing drums, Lou Malnati's Chicago-style pizza, 'Half-Baked' Ben & Jerry's ice cream, Jager & Red Bull, and photography!!
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HATES: spiders, parking tickets, being cold, people that don't know how to fucking drive who are slow & hesitant, people that float through life who are completely unaware of their surroundings, and bragging ass-kissing name-droppers
VIRTUES: self-aware, dependable, considerate, good at following through on any path I underake, self-sufficient, good at keeping promises, easy-going, flexible in compromises, likes people easily, always striving for personal growth, comfortable in any social situation, good at *showing* people i care
VICES: terrible at *telling* people i care, difficulty verbalizing my emotions, not good at making people feel needed, not letting my guard down enough, fear of vulnerability, difficulty relinquishing control, letting people take advantage of me, routinely self-sacrificing to the point of resentment, major sweet-tooth