The Rolling
Stones wrote, “You can’t always get what you want but you get what you need”.
No truer words ever written because if you’re reading this you have everything
you really need. It is easy to struggle with things in life because of the
influence of others telling us what we do and do not need. They’ll tell you
that you “need” to have a certain job, a family, success, a certain way of
living and so on. Parents, family, and friends are notorious for adding this sort
of pressure to us in our lives because perhaps they didn’t see or do all the
things they wanted to do in life and feel that they are “doing what they need
to do and you should to”. To a certain extent every one of us has to deal with
this, I know I did and until the moment came in my life when I found out that all
my basic needs were always met then became completely and wholly grateful for
them; air in my lungs, a beating heart, food, shelter, a mind to do my own thinking,
and an imagination that allows me to dream. To somebody else’s standards I didn’t
have much and I paid the price for trying to be what others thought I should
be. I was lost and had no direction, a prisoner to my own fears of not being
good enough. That is different today even though those fears still creep up on
me at times, each day knowing that I’m closer to the life I want guides me away
from fear and allows me to stay on the winding path of my dreams. I read
recently “To travel is better than to arrive”; a simple and very effective way
of saying that we are never really forced to simply live a life of needs and we
can always take risks to live the lives we want.
Just as true
as The Rolling Stones, The Beatles wrote “All you need is love, love is all you
need”. Love begins with yourself and morphs into the desires, ambition, and passion
for your dreams and the people you allow into your life. Sometimes we are not
sure of what we want along our journey and when it comes to us we may stumble a
bit and resist because of our experiences or lack of them when it comes to
facing change. Every so often reality has told me to quit pursuing my dream of
acting; this is something I want badly in life and have the determination and
will to make it happen. Day to day I’m not always sure how to get there, only
that I’m going to. The ability to constantly evolve and grow and figure out the
“how’s” is the greatest part achieving what you want. That is a case of
something tangible that you can use your will and desire to get what you want.
Love itself is not a tangible desire and yet, it is as John, Paul, Ringo, and
George said, all we need. When it hits you fully it becomes a reason for
striving and going on the greatest ride of your life. I love acting and found
out that I love loving itself and these wild desires make me feel alive. They
keep me moving and allow my heart to risk it all and keep moving in the
direction of my dreams. Love also allows me to feel free and allow others to do
the same. Sharing this passion is quite simply the greatest gift known to man
and to have someone to experience it all with enhances it beyond imagination.
As Dr. Seuss said, “We are all a little weird and life’s a little weird, and we
find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and
fall in mutual weirdness and call it love”. I had no idea I wanted that until I
tasted it. No matter what it is that makes you tick and makes you feel alive;
love yourself and when the time comes to risk sharing it, remember to chase
dreams and know you already have everything you need.
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