…Not a play by Harold Pinter (though it is), this is the
story of a boy, who in the midst of frustration and depression left everything
he knew on a whim to experience life in a different world, only to come back
not just two months later…but two months wiser!
I have officially been back in New York City for a week and
1 day…8 days, and I have not wasted a moment! The day after I landed I was
suppose to teach my little 3 and 4 year olds…there was a little confusion and I
missed those class…ANYWAY! After that I saw and caught up with some good
friends and called that Day 1. The following day, I am proud to say,was the
epitome of NY days! I woke up early to get myself on an audition list, only to
leave, pseudo-successfully teach the classes I was suppose to teach the
previous day, went back to do the audition I’d signed up for and while there
met up with a friend. Together we went to another audition, then to watch a staged
reading, followed by a quick glass of wine as said friend and I parted ways…she
was homeward bound as I was off to meet yet another friend to see yet another
show. To teach a combined class of about 20 preschoolers in a park, have 2
auditions, AND see 2 shows?...You don’t get much more New York than that!!!
Since Day 2 I've gone on to see another show, go to
another audition, catch up with many friends and even meet a small cluster of new
ones. I am currently after my second day of training for my new bartending job
and will officially be behind the bar as of Friday night.
The thing about The City
is that it waits for no one. It speeds past rather you’re ready or not. You can
get on, or not, it’s that simple! Some may see it as The City “kicking butt and
taking names,” but truly…The City ain’t got time for all that! The reason why
it never sleeps is because of an incessant drive that lies within all of its
inhabitants. The never-ending struggle to be better than the best, to be
earlier, to shine brighter, to invent more and be new, to pay homage to the old, to
create, to LIVE!
There was a time when I wasn’t ready. I was complacent and I
was sad. I went away and saw a different kind of struggle…not easier, not harder, but different. It helped me to see the beauty in the exhaustion that
feeds The City. I gave myself a purpose and I gave myself the reasons and I am
ready!
The Quest has been exhilarating and it is everything I
could’ve asked for! What is it that they say? “Careful what you wish for…?” I
am a testament of the universal support that feeds us! I’ve always known it but
now it’s been proven, and I can’t wait to share!
The Quest is far from over! Though another chapter has been
closed. In front of you, I turn the page to begin the next! I hope you all
stay with me through the ups and downs of this next chapter, as I am very excited
to share it with you! I couldn’t thank you all enough for your constant energy!
You build me up and give me strength! I am grateful for those known and
unknown!
Endless Love!
~S
“Alchemy is transformation.
Through alchemy you begin the quest for perfection.
The goals of the quest---heroism, hope, grace, and
love---are the inheritance of the timeless.”
-Deepack Chopra, “The Way Of The Wizard”
*I honestly had NO IDEA about this before I named this
blog…isn’t that AWESOME? J
So glad you're back, and happy to read you've discovered a new purpose and drive here. NYC is magical... there is a lot of cynicism and heartache around us, telling us to give up, but you haven't given up, you've found those things that make life here great. Surrounded by hardship, NYC may seem inhospitable, but it's just as you say, "The thing about The City is that it waits for no one. It speeds past rather you’re ready or not. You can get on, or not, it’s that simple! Some may see it as The City “kicking butt and taking names,” but truly…The City ain’t got time for all that! The reason why it never sleeps is because of an incessant drive that lies within all of its inhabitants."
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