Well Ladies and Gentleman- It has been 4 months now- since I packed up and moved to LA. My how time flies. It feels as if it has been at least a year.
I have to say things have been interesting! i took the bus for the first month or so and that aged me the most. Getting used to the homeless people and the crazy tourists- its both entertaining and humbling.
Different from New York- I cant explain how- But I assure you- Different.
I got my car broken into- and have participated in way too much alcohol consumption! The late nights call you- and sleeping becomes irrelevant. You are obligated. I think there was a moment when I said to myself- enough is enough.
The breaking point came recently when I found myself buying a pack of Parliaments- yes cigarettes! I don't smoke- and thus - forced a paradigm shift.
In trying to create a new identity- almost to try and keep up with the "Jones's" of LA- I lost myself. No amount of vintage plaid- Ray Bans- Farmers Market Trips and runs on Runyon Canyon could replace my inherent need to be nobody else but me! This has always been important.
I threw away the pack of Parliaments - and without hesitation wrote on a sheet of paper everything - that I loved. This little reminder was key to keeping the path focused on my very new journey!
The road ahead is till filled with many trials and tribulations...all which are welcomed. Every time I get a moment when things get crazy- I take a short drive and get coffee- think to myself about when I first got here- and just reflect. Sometimes I forget - how far Ive come.
Cheers to that- and all that is yet to come.
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