Utter Shit

Every year I attend this sort of motivational seminar in San Diego.

Some people scoff (like the gentleman I interviewed with today for a jobbie job in SF, more on that later). But I always figured you get “it” where ever you want. For some that might be church and the promise of an afterlife, for others it is in the act of populating the world with little brats, others may paint or view art or deface buildings.

I get mine for $600 for 2.5 days of feeling like there is hope for the life you REALLY want to be living. That dreams do not have to remain in your head. That you can ask the cosmos for ANYTHING your heart desires. ANYTHING. And if you keep it foremost in your mind you just might obtain it. That you don’t have to settle – there are always other options.

This was my fourth year. I have the whole trip laid out to a science. Stay here, right across the street from the convention center. Sit here, it is easier to get out when the breaks happen. Pee in a bathroom as far down the concourse as you can walk – the cattle always stop at the first bathroom and start a line. I am not waiting with another 5000 people in line to pee, thankyouverymuch.

But this year was different. The entire conference theme was inspiration. And the first point was that there is no motivation without inspiration. And it was oh-so-true. The second point was that we are all inspirational – we just don’t know it at the time. Nor did anyone else we deem inspirational. They were just trying to survive, get to the next step, move forward.

So without going into the gory details suffice it to say I am inspired. For the first time in 4 years of attending I get that just writing the goals does not make it happen. You must study the goals, think about the goals, and really, really want the goals. I can want ANYTHING. Because I do not have to settle for where I am at. And it is ok to ask for crazy things. And for the record, I plan to.

I don’t care what makes you happy to be on this planet – I just encourage you to find it, like I am.