California Love (and Dreamin', and Plannin')

Well, my third trip to California was as eventful and fun as normal. This was my second time in Southern California. Every time I'm out there, I say, "I could really live here. I don't want to get back on the plane. I should stay out here. I should LIVE here!"

Well, I thought about it. I thought I had wanted to move to L.A. since 2001, but my cousin Angie reminded me that it's been since 1996 or 1997 when I was looking at colleges (Hello, La Mirada, CA) that I wanted to move out there. I didn't apply there because my parents said no. Virginia Union worked out well in the end anyway. But still, what's the deal with not moving out there?

Fear. Laziness. Whatever you want to call it. Well, after this trip (now that the excitement is dying down and I can think clearly), I've come to realize that if I want it, I need to go for it. I need to get a job and have savings and just go. If God wills with life, health, and strength, just do it, right?

In my small group/Bible study/social guys group, we're studying Esther. One thing that keeps popping up in my mind from her story is "Just Do It!" She was facing possible death, but went to the king to risk her life for the lives of her people. She broke tradition and just did it, even though her voice shook (I'm sure) and she might have been quaking. Just do it.

I've discovered in my late twenties that I'm finally feeling like I'm coming into my own. I'm doing, saying, and experiencing things that I'm grateful to experience. I'm growing up, so to speak. Who I was last year is not who I am this year. I pray that it continues to improve.

So, thanks to everyone (including everyone I met) who made the trip a wonderful event, successful, fun, and exciting. Most thanks to Kareem and Ben for showing me L.A. in "style." :-)
Well, nothing left to do but do it to it, right?

So, like Esther, I have to try it. If I perish, I perish. (I pray that I won't though.) Hey, God places dreams in our hearts for a reason. It's not to just sit there and wonder "what if...?", either.

I'm taking the first step...