Defined

Desire and Effort. These two components set everybody apart from each other. These are the items that fuel the society in which we live in. Some people say, thoughts and action must happened for the world to function. I would argue that thoughts are different from desires and actions different than effort. Unlike a mere thought, desire denotes passion and motivation.  If I desire for something to happen, some form of emotion good or bad is behind the thought.  Then once your desire can be set into motion by not just an action but real genuine effort. Desire without effort is simply another strong belief that comes from our hearts strings. An action can be so small as to lift a finger, but an effort means that the action takes time and an amount of struggle in order to be achieved. Effort is the driving factor to create change.

I believe that these two words desire and effort can be put together can transform our outlook on a lot of areas in our lives, one being relationships.

A relationship without desire and passion is dead. Nobody wants to hang out with anybody that they don’t like. If you do not desire to be with somebody, then clearly the relationship is over before it began. However the next part is a little trickier. How do you manifest your desire in the form of effort? How do you continuously give effort? Showing someone that you desire them everyday, that is true love. I can get told everyday that I am loved, but if you put effort into showing me. Then I know it is real.

The lesson that I have learned today is that emotion fueling desire with effort will allow me to transform my complacent relationships into fruitful communion with others.

Travel

Normally when I think of traveling it gets me super excited! The places that I have had the fortune to go see and the experiences that I have gained that will last forever. Somehow the thought of traveling after spending two weeks out of town at conferences for work seems excruciating. I have still not made it home safely to my dog and house, both of which I miss terribly.

When traveling the idea of home often comes to mind and for the past couple of years the image that comes to my mind when I say home is blank. I grew up in the same house for 18 years and as soon as I went off to college my mom bought a new house down at the lake. Therefore it was the lake house and my home as I knew it vanished. Ever since then I have been struggling to find my idea of a home. Even though I bought a house a couple of years ago it still wasn't home because it had furniture I didn't pick out in it and I wasn't to sure how long I was going to be there so I didn't want to get to attached.

Now that I know I will be in the house for a lot longer with my new job and the idea of it becoming my home has become a reality. Being gone for two weeks has solidified my thinking of my house as my new home that I love.

The lesson that I have learned is that change is a good thing. Something that you may find enjoyable like travel can turn out to be stressful and something that has been lost can be found, like a home. I am however still waiting to build a house of my own that can be a real long lasting home and what an adventure that will be!

Older

Dancing on a brick wall and making the neighborhood kids come and watch. Sliding down a long steep driveway in the snow on a makeshift sled. Painting pottery poolside in Mexico. Trying limoncello while dreaming about tomorrow. These are some of the fond memories I have with a childhood friend that told me that she is getting married! I am a first time bridesmaid and I am super pumped! I received the news while at my first business conference among coworkers and it came as a shock.

I love the life that I have chosen for myself and it is even more apparent while I sat next to a screaming child on the plane on my way back home today. I am incredibly happy for those moving on into the married part of their lives, but I am not ready to continue on into the children realm quite yet. After the business trip that consisted of being up before six most days and continued on well past dinner, I was less than thrilled to be seated next to said child.

Lesson for the day be happy for others and be happy for your decisions. At the end of the day I am glad I made the choices that I did and I am glad to be a young professional trying to make her way in the world.