Learning to Live

The Dalai Lama once said, "The purpose of our lives is to be happy." And I think this quote sums up my life, and should probably sum up the lives of more people in the world. Regardless of your religious beliefs, I strongly feel that the we are all here to be happy. Sure, we all have different plans to find our happy, but in the end I think we are all meant to be happy with the way things turned out.  I'm generally a pretty happy person, at least that's what I hear. And I do think it's true- to an extent. I do get down occasionally. But usually if you see me sad/mad, I'm trying to be that way because I feel like I have a reason to feel that way. Don't ask me why I do it, because I really don't have a valid explanation, but I do. Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that's how the world has shaped our society. People are always complaining about something in the world, no matter how big or small the issue is. You turn on the news and all ...

A couple of weeks ago I posted about how I didn't want to do the musical because I was embarrassed of how dumb it made me look. I am so happy to say that I got over it and gave it my all-- even if it resulted in people making fun of me (although, I did have some people tell me I was a crowd favorite). And so even though I didn't have a huge part (thank God) I did the best I could and I had a freaking blast! The preparation for this show might have sucked a lot but in the end it wound up to be worth it. Going from work to practice every single night really cramped my social life, but eventually I accepted that hanging out with my musical buds was my social life, even when they were jerks. When you spend that much time with people and you're working towards a common goal, it's easy to become a mini-family in a way. I can honestly say that I will miss spending time with these people. I thought I would be excited about the show coming to an end, but I'm actually prett...