Natural

To accomplish anything great, we must take small steps.
Every moment matters.

How each moment progresses is up to us.
Some of us decide to leave, some stay, and others don't move at all.

This isn't about location.
It's about our own life. A special fork that was placed in your path just for you.

No two people are alike, and no one has the exact same experience.
We are individuals, with our own goals, priorities, and faults.

It is up to us to take the good from every one of these aspects we experience to help us grow and better not only ourselves; but our fellow brothers and sisters.

You never know who you're gonna pass roads with,
Whether it's a complete stranger that ends up becoming your best friend,
or the girl you met online that rocked and crushed your world.

While we never have the same experiences as individuals,
we all seem to learn similar life lessons and morals.

Seems natural...
But where do we go from there?

I think it's safe to say that if you want to grow and gain intelligence, we must accept information that's being given to us from the outside world and our peers.

The world and us are one and I can't imagine it any other way.

~Eric Rolled On

Benefits

Do you ever feel trapped by your own debt? Like you're afraid to go outside, because even the thought of breathing feels like it costs something to you...

Takes money to make money - most people know that.

What's worse is when you get used to a standard of living and those resources run dry - whether it's finances, relationships, drugs, or food... I guess this is the only way to gain humility. The less we have, the more we appreciate things. Kind of ironic...

We all want what's best for ourselves in life but it's easy to forget others and how our decisions may affect them. And even if we do realize it - it's hard to make the conscious effort to do what we think may help the person next to us.

I often hear people say that they don't like the idea of money. That money is the root of all evil.

Well I have disagree. Money is nothing more than a system of value that we've created as a society to create an easier means of exchanging goods.

If you don't have a job or any input to your society, what makes you valuable? Your looks? Your persona? This ain't Hollywood people!

You don't have to like money to be wealthy - you just have to have value. And developing value takes time, effort, and a hell of a lot of practice. Whether you flip burgers, play piano, write, install television cable - you are a benefit to this society and are making use of yourself as a human.

We are arguably the most intelligent species on this planet yet so many of us find ourselves constantly complaining about the absence of opportunity.

But then again, President Obama recently made a valid point that got me to consider other people's situations and how in the world they got there.

""It's a cruel Catch-22," Obama said at a White House event with CEOs, job training groups and advocates for the unemployed. "The longer you're unemployed, the more unemployable you may seem."
~ http://www.theprovince.com/business/CEOs+head+White+House+with+commitments+help+longterm+unemployed/9453274/story.html

Can you imagine what it's like to be in that situation?

I've been unemployed for a mere 3 weeks and I feel like my world is falling apart; I can't imagine another 24 weeks of this horrible situation.

But - I have to admit....I've had plenty of opportunities arise. For me, it all boiled down to what was more important to me - the money...or the comfort?  I'm sure many of you readers can relate...

I have a couple of interviews lined up within the next two days, and due to my financial situation I have no choice but to take one of them regardless of me liking it or not.

Because in the end, we all need to play a part in contributing to our society. Whether you're an architect or a fry cook - you are a benefit to our society!

Don't ever forget that.

~Eric Rolled On

Fridays

Don't you hate when you get sick because of your indulgence. Whether it's food, drugs, alcohol, sex, money, yada yada yada....

I saw a quote today that read...
"Human being; not human doing"

It got me thinking. What is value? What is "doing something"?

Right now I feel perfectly happy just typing away all my bullshit from the past few years while not really achieving anything of monetary value...at least not yet -who knows?

Let's face it - we all have some loss of direction - yea, there are those few who have a full on drive towards one big change in the world and they are always known for more than a decade. But we're not all those people. We are everyday normal....lol..."normal"...human beings.

So what are we doing?

Are we just  working our typical 9-5 because we love "weekends"?  Why can't everyday be Friday huh?

Fridays are fucking awesome right??