"G, do more"

I am a dreamer. Shocker, right?

I'd like to think that my ambitions are only a few steps away from where I am currently, however I'm also a 1/2 realist....hmmm maybe a little more than 1/2. Either way, I've recently been making a list of "stuff" I plan on doing at some point in my life - and by "life" I mean in the next 5 to 10. Some silly, some big time, but all are honest ambitions. No, I will not share.  

I'm lucky. I've never had a person in my life who told me I couldn't do something. If I ever heard that from anyone it was my own pessimistic inner voice who was quickly slapped by my optimistic inner voice. (No I'm not a schitzo or a Gemini.) I'm also lucky because for as long as I can remember I've been surrounded by people who made me want to do better. It started with my sister, then my best friend who we shall call LettuceHead (long story), then shifted to my dear college friends, mentors, and so many more. I've found that it is so important to have people in my life who keep me standing on tiptoes reaching for the cookie jar on the top shelf.  Needless to say, I'm surrounded by people with day-jobs and jam-jobs and every day I whisper to myself, "G, do more." (Yes, I refer to myself as G sometimes....initials gosh!)

I was trolling the interwebs trying to figure out how I could "do more" while remaining sane, and came across this thing called "The Happiness Project." Not long after, I found a list called "Secrets of Adulthood" I admit, it sounds cheesy, but this 20-something searching for something wasn't going to pass it up...just in case, you know. No, this post didn't open up the sky and leave me questionless, but I'd be lying if I said it didn't resonate with me. It makes me smile to know that some of what was listed I realized on my own. (Maybe I'm more of an adult than I realized.) I recommend reading the article, but I realize time is of the essence and I'm pushing your attention span with this one. Here are a few of the ones that got me...or made me smile. 

- "The days are long, but the years are short"

- "It's okay to ask for help"

- "What you do everyday matters more than what you do once in a while"

- "If you're not failing, you're not trying hard enough"


Here are a few of my own:
- Bad things happen sometimes and they're usually extremely inconvenient.
- When someone says they need to have a "talk" with you, it's usually not something you want to hear....but sometimes it is, so don't jump the gun. 
- Just because someone doesn't call often doesn't mean they don't think of you often.

So how can I do more? How can I join the ranks of 20-something Austinites (and elsewhere) doing so much? Guess we'll just have to wait and see, huh? It gives me comfort to know at least two people will read whatever I give the world. 

~ A Charlie Gal