I wake up everyday and wonder, "What's next?"  I feel that I can handle whatever life throws at me with ease and a smile, but I feel I have lived my life in the shadows of what was expected of me.  The expectations from my family, friends and what I expected of myself have long-overweighed what I wanted in life; what was actually important.  I'm looking forward to what I can become, still loving the process of figuring what I am supposed to be doing.  I hope I can continue to understand what makes this life so rewarding while not forgetting why I was having fun in the first place. 

I grew up in a very conservative, religion-driven household.  I love my parents and am thankful for the lessons and ideas they instilled in me.  These lessons have taken me far in the life I have chosen, and would serve me well in any avenue I should choose.  But I am ready to pursue ideas that I was not exposed to in my childhood, that I have longed for in my search for happiness.  I am looking for a new lens in which to view the world.

In my future, I live in a world in which I learn something everyday.  I want to see the world in a different way than I have in my past.  My perception and ordered breakdown of everyday life has deduced my life to a monotone play that serves for a wearisome and deadening transcription of what I want life to be.  Surely there is more to life than what I perceive?  You think so?  Show me...