Living The Life Las Vegas 2010
OH LAS VEGAS! How crazy you have made me feel lately. This is a great town that I have been a happy resident of for just more than 10 years.. but how this town has been beating me, and maybe you up lately.. Is. So. Rough. The economy, blah, blah, blah.. yes I know, we all know. It sucks. Moving forward is really the only solution, and dwelling in what was, or is no longer - does no-one any kind of good. Having said that.. I do what i can to be the best I can at whatever it is I am doing.. and being in a good mood and being thankful for everything I Do have is tough..when there are so many people that are not looking out for anyone but themselves. I know that you might say it's a selfish town.. and with that I would have to disagree. I have learned more about who I am and what it is I want to be when I grow up, through the hearts and lives of so many cool people I have met in my decade here. In 2010 it's not quite the Utopian World we may have all hoped for, but it is a great place to be if you let it. I gotta say that my fellow Las Vegans, for the most part, are doing what they can to get the ball rolling again and make things happen.. but there are some out there that just do not care. That sucks. Someone recently told me to "turn my personality down" ... ... ... really? Ha. I was literally so stumped by that, that I just had to walk away. It was an attempt to deflate me of my good mood at the the time, and I really could not believe it was said out loud. I mean, really? It's an example of what I refer to when I say that there are those just not out for anyone else but themselves. What makes them feel better, is if someone feels worse. This town is designed for people to have fun in. I know that the current trend of of things makes it more difficult for people to get away and have fun in Las Vegas, but it IS happening. So let's be thankful for that, ya know?
I have literally never felt so much optimism in myself, as I do lately. I know it is going to be better, I want to be part of that and contribute to that but I cannot do it alone. It's more than smiling and being kind to your neighbor. It's more along the lines of being the best you can for yourself and striving for something bigger in the long run. I recently heard a guy complain that he is only, ONLY, averaging $200 a night where he works. Let me tell you, I am well aware that there have been much better days in terms of pay.. but complaining about an average of $200 dollars a night.. is ridiculous. RIDICULOUS. It just doesn't make sense to me. Sure, there are alot of people that were accustom to a different life-style that involved having alot of nice luxuries.. but those days are few and far between. Work has to be done to make things right again, and it doesn't begin in Las Vegas, but it sure can't hurt for us to all do our part.
Something that has been in my head since I saw one of Conan O'Brien's last shows as host of the Tonight Show.. (you are better off Coco!) .. was what he said in the early part of a program.
"Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard, and you’re kind, amazing things will happen..."
If you work really hard..and you're kind... AMAZING THINGS WILL HAPPEN. It's not any kind of new concept. It's not a concept at all, you know it, I know it.. If you are a good person and work hard, you will be rewarded. It may not always be instant, but the gratification will come, as you deserve it. Things are changing, but as Human Beings, we are designed to adapt. It is how we have come this far. All I am saying, is if we stick it out together, we can only succeed and support one another where needed. I dunno. That's my rant. I love this town, and its people and the things I have experienced here. Just keep smiling and do your best. Please. Thanks. More on this later.
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