The Filosophy Blog

Have you had this kind of conversation with yourself before? The one that scares you because you know the difference between quitting and winning comes down to a moment’s decision.  You see how tired you already are, but you know you are nowhere near the end, and you worry all your work could be for nothing.  You start to get caught in the “what if” scenarios of your life and find your mind spiraling down to where a shopping cart and some cardboard boxes under a bridge are your new living quarters.  I know this fear well.  

I stared at all the containers on the counter and realized this was a reflection of what I’m tolerating in my life.  I started asking myself, why do I keep things around when they no longer serve me, and why am I afraid to throw things out? The fridge became a perfect reflection of my life, it showed me why I am exactly where I am.

When you are trying to figure out your passion, sometimes the clues show up at a really young age before anyone has a chance to tell you it’s a bad idea. Like my mom. She would say, “God damnit Katie….you want what you want when you want it!” But I think that intense drive to go after what I wanted helped me to make my dreams reality.