I was having a discussion with my friend this weekend about life. He told me that lately he's come to the conclusion that while he's doing almost everything to work toward his dreams, the one thing that he cannot work toward is love. No matter how hard he can strive for happiness and greatness in all else, this is one area where he cannot prevail with hard work. Happiness in this area must come from something else. Chance? Hope? Being open to new pathways that may lead to love? It's sad to think that in our can-do American world, there are some things that cannot be accomplished with hard work and perseverance alone. Some things you can work and work at and still have them crumble before your eyes, sometimes by your doing, and sometimes not.
It's scary to let the reigns go on something as important to me as love. As much as I've wanted to embrace my independence this past year, I've been lonely when I don't feel something there for someone. But I can't work so hard anymore. Unexpected encounters brought me all the joys of the summer, so I have to trust that the universe will bring me more again, when I'm not searching so hard for them.
Meanwhile, I am going to follow my friend's example of working hard on my own dreams, and hopefully things will fall into place after that, when they are supposed to.
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