WEBVTT 00:00:05.370 --> 00:00:06.438 I'm tired. 00:00:07.619 --> 00:00:09.074 I'm so tired. 00:00:10.478 --> 00:00:11.864 Not from a lack of sleep, 00:00:11.942 --> 00:00:13.838 but from a sheer amount of disbelief. 00:00:14.181 --> 00:00:16.618 From seeing this water color world we live in 00:00:16.618 --> 00:00:18.532 slowly turning a light shade of tan. 00:00:18.748 --> 00:00:21.858 Smiles fading to frowns, ups turning to downs, 00:00:21.858 --> 00:00:23.801 some of us have lost our spark. 00:00:23.801 --> 00:00:25.863 Lost our drive, lost our heart. 00:00:25.863 --> 00:00:27.837 And frankly, I am tired of it. 00:00:27.837 --> 00:00:31.627 I'm exhausted by the sight of lives lacking a certain light, 00:00:31.987 --> 00:00:34.401 when each and every one of us deserve that right. 00:00:34.401 --> 00:00:36.762 Now do me a favor and lend me your ears. 00:00:36.762 --> 00:00:39.630 Keep your eyes peeled, place them here. 00:00:39.630 --> 00:00:41.952 Poetry and fancy word play on hold, 00:00:41.952 --> 00:00:44.658 here's a meaningful story I've never told. 00:00:44.658 --> 00:00:47.119 You see, a couple of weeks ago, a day like any other, 00:00:47.119 --> 00:00:49.458 I was heading to meet up with some friends for lunch. 00:00:49.458 --> 00:00:51.478 And for some reason, I truly couldn't be bothered 00:00:51.478 --> 00:00:54.226 but tackling the mess that is Los Angeles parking. 00:00:54.226 --> 00:00:56.202 So, I called myself a taxi. 00:00:56.202 --> 00:00:57.783 You see, I'm the type of person who likes to 00:00:57.783 --> 00:01:00.478 make conversation with pretty much anyone and everyone. 00:01:00.478 --> 00:01:03.718 Whether it's an old lady at a bus stop, or a barista at a coffee shop. 00:01:03.718 --> 00:01:06.670 People are people, and they all have something to say. 00:01:06.670 --> 00:01:08.314 After a few introduction sentences, 00:01:08.314 --> 00:01:10.541 me and this thirty-something year old gentlemen realized 00:01:10.541 --> 00:01:13.268 we're both creative types originally from the mid-west, 00:01:13.268 --> 00:01:16.802 out here in Los Angeles pursuing our many artsy endeavors. 00:01:16.802 --> 00:01:19.770 We continued conversing but quickly things got a little bit deeper. 00:01:19.770 --> 00:01:20.429 He asked me, 00:01:20.429 --> 00:01:22.801 "Was your family ok with you moving on to a bigger city, 00:01:22.801 --> 00:01:25.266 and chasing such an alternative career type?" 00:01:25.266 --> 00:01:26.238 "Definitely," I said. 00:01:26.238 --> 00:01:29.156 "They're just happy I'm happy and doing something I love everyday." 00:01:29.156 --> 00:01:30.321 He continued by saying, 00:01:30.321 --> 00:01:34.321 "Good, that's really good you're doing something you're passionate about. 00:01:34.321 --> 00:01:36.758 A lot of people nowadays can't seem to say that. 00:01:36.758 --> 00:01:38.790 He hesitated slightly but then continued. 00:01:38.790 --> 00:01:41.560 "You know, my dad and brother worked night and day 00:01:41.560 --> 00:01:43.419 for practically their entire lives, 00:01:43.419 --> 00:01:46.821 receiving little pay for doing something they didn't enjoy at all. 00:01:46.821 --> 00:01:48.091 They both always talked about how, 00:01:48.091 --> 00:01:49.416 'It'll be worth it one day, 00:01:49.416 --> 00:01:51.550 we can spend our hard-earned money later on. 00:01:51.550 --> 00:01:53.742 We will live a good life eventually.' 00:01:53.742 --> 00:01:54.608 But you know what? 00:01:54.608 --> 00:01:55.710 Neither of them got that. 00:01:55.860 --> 00:01:58.260 My dad died unexpectedly 4 years ago, 00:01:58.260 --> 00:01:59.903 and my brother just last year. 00:01:59.903 --> 00:02:01.809 They'll never get to live the life they always wanted to. 00:02:01.809 --> 00:02:05.100 So it's honestly very nice to see people following their heart, 00:02:05.100 --> 00:02:08.018 and living their life now, rather than later." 00:02:08.018 --> 00:02:10.227 And at that point, he dropped me off. 00:02:10.227 --> 00:02:11.779 After only a ten minute car ride, 00:02:11.779 --> 00:02:13.590 I left with a new perspective in my mind. 00:02:13.590 --> 00:02:15.506 Life waits for no one. 00:02:15.506 --> 00:02:17.685 If yours isnt' going the way you want it to, 00:02:17.685 --> 00:02:20.318 if you aren't pursuing what you want to pursue, 00:02:20.318 --> 00:02:22.011 if you wake up with immediate dread, 00:02:22.011 --> 00:02:24.122 constantly saddened by the hours ahead, 00:02:24.122 --> 00:02:27.008 moving through the days feeling lost, heart in a haze, 00:02:27.008 --> 00:02:28.800 holding back what you wanna say, 00:02:28.800 --> 00:02:31.618 waiting to be yourself another day, 00:02:31.618 --> 00:02:34.339 all your dreams and desires put on hold to be fulfilled 00:02:34.339 --> 00:02:35.618 maybe when you're old, 00:02:35.618 --> 00:02:37.339 you aren't doing it right. 00:02:37.339 --> 00:02:38.909 You aren't living your life. 00:02:38.909 --> 00:02:40.492 Eventually is not ok. 00:02:40.492 --> 00:02:43.119 Why tomorrow, when there is today? 00:02:43.119 --> 00:02:45.286 I finally feel like I'm finding my way. 00:02:45.286 --> 00:02:47.059 And not just living day by day. 00:02:47.059 --> 00:02:49.721 I'm doing what I love, I'm going where I wanna go, 00:02:49.721 --> 00:02:53.398 I'm being who I want to be, I'm happy. 00:02:53.398 --> 00:02:54.587 And you know what, 00:02:54.587 --> 00:02:57.315 I think everyone deserves to feel the same way. 00:02:57.315 --> 00:02:58.640 Thanks so much for listening, 00:02:58.640 --> 00:03:00.348 and I'll see you guys next monday.