Monday, March 6, 2017

Perception is in the Eye of the Beholder

Perception is in the Eye of the Beholder

To those who assure perfection. I commend you. In my mind, we all have faults, and to those who bury them, hide them in an unforeseen part of your mind. You are not alone.

How do you think you are perceived? To those amongst my generation...A 20 something NYC financier, quick to tell you about his humble New England background, but also his trendy West Village habitat. One who loves the city, works the grind, but dreams of an secluded escape. Could I see myself here for 10 more years? Of course. Do I tell people this? I struggle to admit it. I feel conflicted with my inner self. Will I ever voluntarily leave this world of wall street for a lifestyle that I've always seen as "me"? 
At this point. No. I'll get squeezed out like every one else whose left, or continue on this path until my grind burns out.

The longer I live in New York, the more conflicted I become with what I want to accomplish. Time makes people change, and I see myself changing as the years pass by. Whether I like it or not, I'm writing this post as a realization that it's time for the perception of myself to align with reality.

I have my imperfections, but I overcome them with character. Everyone has their roadblocks, we all face adversity at some point in our lives and those who face them full-frontal will be the ones most satisfied with themselves. 

My realizations of adversity came in the face of denial. I've recently broke up with my girlfriend. I will always be alive with love for this girl. I've learned levels of expression that I've never witnessed. I've learned what it means to want to care for someone's well-being more than your own. I thank her for such an experience, but I am back here now; Dating: What a volatile, time consuming participation.

Dating has showed me a world of denial that I'm not accustomed to. Denied an opportunity for a proper introduction. A rolodex of selfies that has now become a resume. How much of one can you truly delve into? Denied an opportunity for a second chance. Denied because of a boring dinner. Ignored after one bad date. Then finally, once you've met someone who has potential, who gets your stomach turning, who has you thinking of what could be possible. They disappear. Dating has its peaks and troughs, but wow can it be a sack of shit.

Adversity in itself should be lessons of progress. Despite the awful feeling of adversity in present. It should educate so you avoid it in the future. Perfection in itself is a near impossibility, but when you finally perceive your life as approaching a perfect state. T
his is when you've overcome that roadblock, and for a limited time..You'll be grateful in your state of mind. 

Monday March 6th, 2017





Sunday, June 1, 2014

"I Haven't Been Everywhere, But It's On My List"

=-Enjoy some pictures I like to close out your hopefully wonderful week-=

Walter Payton - Chitown Legend



Claude Debussy


Alfred Hitchcock and Sean Connery
3 - Peat





Oysters Dear?











20 years later?

Martin St. Louis at UVM

Thursday, May 29, 2014

"Forget countries and boundaries, I'm international." – Eddie Huang



Throughout my childhood, identity has been a perplexing issue of mine.  I truly embrace who I have become and what I aspire to be, but at times I was confused with the silos that society looked to push people in. As a child I played in competitive hockey tournaments, but performed at piano recitals. On Friday’s when all my friends were playing flashlight tag or backyard football, I went to Chinese school. I was even supporting the New Jersey Devils in a town full of Bruins fans. I have never been one to fit into any of the stereotypes that countries or borders try to create based on look, color, or interests and believe that it is time to break down these perceptions when telling stories or identifying one another.

Be who you want to be, Do what you like to do, Disregard the final judgments of others, and the rest will fall in place.