Anyways, I was sitting on the train thinking about all the funny things that have happened here in my short time. And I just bust out laughing, out loud, all to myself, I couldn't help myself. The hard days became funny, the fun days became joyful memories... so I came up with this list while I was on the train.
1. I farted on the elevator. lol I didn't mean too, but we were on the 9th floor and the elevator stopped at like four floors. oops.
2. I went to a parade, with music, horns, and a huge float... I thought... but it was actually a funeral.
3. I cracked up laughing on the middle of the train because of this list.
4. I put on my prettiest dress for an event at work, and my white granny panties were shining through. :(
5. At my old apartmen building, built in 1923, and probably not refurbished since then, I chose to take a shower in the bathroom with the great water pressure... Sadly the water would go up 10 degrees every two minutes and burn the mess out of me. lol
6. The "boobie" lady on the train showing off her topless pictures to a stranger... and everyone else on the train for that matter...even me. lol
7. My old apartment fed us, but was stingy on the food some days. I arrived late for dinner one evening to be served a spoonful of tuna...just tuna... no bread, no crackers. I just stared at it and laughed.
8. Did anyone else see that man dressed like Elvis? anybody.
9. I had a maid. ( For 2 weeks)
10. I hailed a cab... I think I'll walk from now on.
11. I pick up people's accent very easily, and not on purpose, I met some international ladies at my apartment and picked up a lovely british accent. My roommate is latino, and now so am I.
12. I went shopping on Labor Day, biiiiigggg mistake, never again! I went to Macy's and got so frustrated I had to stop and get ice cream, ice cream makes everything better.
13. I got my eyebrows waxed... scary, bought a city purse and sunglasses... that was enough. I don't need much more vanity- but I do like my purse.
14. The rockin' open mic night, I rocked my head so hard...and started saying stuff like "man that music is funky..umm that's fresh... you better play it... whooo... and of course I put on the funky musician face when you are reeally feeling it, you can't be in a place like that without the funky face. (David you would have been proud)
15. On a serious note, out of all the people I've seen here on the streets so absorbed with the hustle, I have felt the most for the homeless people. They seem to be the one's that can see the clearest here.
16. There is something so significant about the train ride home. I almost cried on the train the other day. Somedays are just too much to bear.
That's my list so far. I do know one thing. I am rich... we are rich. There are so many people here who are striving for fulfillment... for money, for something. Those things have there place, but I have had the opportunity to experience relationships that are so fulfilling they run right to my heart. Most people don't recognize or experience this until later in their lifetime. We are fortunate to be rich now, and have the opportunity to do something with it. There's a freedom that knowing you already have what your heart longs after, and that you don't have to strive for it for a lifetime. How do we respond to that wealth, you know. There's a lot to be learned from watching and listening to other people's lives, the big shots and the not so big shots, they all have a story to tell of how they chose to live their life.
NYC is full of big buildings, millions of people, everything at your fingertips. But it's also a tiny island, with a little foundation to for all of the hustle it sustains. Big, lofty, man made dreams, and little hearts. Is NYC the American dream? Big accomplishments, and hardened hearts. This pic says a lot to me, this is the biggest cemetery I've ever seen, with the biggest cityscape right behind it. I call it "tombstones and pillars". Lives spent on building pillars. I've come to recognize milestones in life and have learned to stake a pillar in the places that I know God was with me, and the places I want to remember. And then there are the pillars of expectation that we have for our own lives (that sometimes lead to unnecessary stress). Live your life with pillars, don't let your pillars live you.
