Inspired by a tweet...

usually people's first choice when things aren't going their way...word, right?

Let's face it we're a generation of people who want what we want, when we want it and not a second later. We have phones that can do anything from the simplest math problem to helping us adopt a child from a foreign country in under ten minutes...so how could anyone expect us to be patient when it comes to what we want in other areas of our lives? Where is all this coming from...right?...that's what you're all thinking. Well, I can honestly say that I am highly impatient person when it comes to what I want out of life. I set deadlines and keep schedules...I hold myself responsible when things don't turn out the way "I've planned"...I am hard on myself to say the least. And let's face it...why would I not be? For as long as I can remember I've wanted to be a successful actress. I've dedicated most of my young life to learning as much as I can about it and immersing myself in everything about my craft...and it's only right that I see results when I want them, right? I laughed writing that. Because it's just so silly. The truth of the matter is...the world doesn't work around our plans for ourselves and it can be utterly FRUSTRATING! Some of us work, plan, take all our vitamins, dot all our "i"'s and cross all of our "t"'s but things are only going to happen when they're meant to happen. And then there's that ever daunting, looming possibility that we may never get what we think we should get...it's inevitable that some people will lose and some will win. After all, EVERYONE can't win...ask Lebron James...he knows. So there's a sense of entitlement that all of us "hard-workers" have...this idea that our work will 100% result in exactly what we've worked for. Our feeling is of course...I'll do this and I'll get that. We're taught and told that hard work pays off from a really young age...but everyday we see proof of otherwise...we see people who've done nothing (word to Jersey Shore, the Kardashians and George Bush) get ahead and live life both comfortably and ideally with no worries, issues or conflict. Of course there's no way of knowing if any of that is actually the case...but that's how it seems..does it not? Meanwhile, we all know people who've grustled (grind+hustle: a word I picked up from young kids in LA that I find HILARIOUS!) they're entire lives with very little to nothing to show for it...is that fair? Does the universe just have it out for them? Who knows. Well other than the man upstairs...we're all pretty lost as to what it all means...is it naive to think that my work will pay off in the way that I've always envisioned it happening...is it materialistic of me to work this hard only in order to someday never feel like I'm working because I'll always be doing what I love and having things to show for it? And, as one of my favorite people in the world tweeted today, am i ungrateful for wanting it all SO QUICK? There are no answers. And that's EXACTLY what makes it sexy, frustrating, dangerous, insane and wonderful to go full throttle after what you want in life. Because you just never know. Faith. Life.

I won't give up. Will you?

Sincerely,

@Bestnewactress

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