On growing up

It is so good to be back in Carson. I feel either I’ve outgrown my peers, or they’ve outgrown me. Simultaneously I encountered individuals who were tremendously happy to see me and those who wished me dead. I finally realize my impact on some of those around me. Jealousy is something that is out of my control, out of my hands, and something I have no desire to contend with.

I learned so much from coming home to Simi. That the opinions of others are just that– the opinions of others. Not worth much of anything to me. I learned that I am my own person, finally, and that I can stand for something. Believe in something. Act on something. And if need be– defend that something. My peers can doubt, articulate their distaste, get angry, and a multitude of other things but the fact remains that I am free to live as I see fit. And I plan on doing it. I care to keep those around those who support me in my endeavors. Who encourage me to accomplish. Those who want success as much for themselves as they do for me. I promise the most sincere form of reciprocity.

I feel strengthened in my resolve to change the things I dream to change. Create the things I want to create. And dream the most fantastic dreams I can think of.

I left Simi with an understanding that I truly have left Simi Valley. I pass not an ounce of judgment on those that remain. I wish every friend–former or current the best of luck in everything they do. I hope that each and every single person I know becomes the person they dream of being. I will support you in everything you aspire to be and do. I refuse to bring down those that surround me, I refuse to succumb to the negativity and incredulity of those who choose to be victims of their own lives. Let us lift each other to the greatest heights we can achieve.

We live but one life, to waste it lamenting an existence and failing to see the potential available in each and every moment is the greatest form of masochism.

The future started a long time ago.