The Sunset at the North Pole

Everyone knows that I love the sky; if you didn't know, now you do. So someone sent me this picture of the sunset on the North Pole. It's absolutely beautiful. When I was a little kid, I wanted be an astronaut. This is my ticket to the world.

25:Italy

1. I want to explore the world outside of the 50 States
2. I think that Italy birthed some of the most outstanding people this world has ever seen
3. I've never been outside of US
4. I love Opera
5. I love Art
6. I love Music
7. Lady in the Tramp made me fall in love with Italian music, Bella Note
8. I've always been fascinated with World History
9. I think Italian is VERY Romantic Language
10. I want to take and authentic Gondola Ride
11. I want to be a supermodel in my next Life ( which means once I master whatever I'm working on now, maybe in 2 years)
12. I love Diamonds
13. I love Clothes
14. I love Handbags
15. Haute Couture ( thats probably french, but they influence fashion SOO much in Italy, it's ridiculous)
16. I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE Tirimisu
17. I love italian food
18. I mite want to live there when I grow up
19. Fashion Week in Milan: nuff said
20. I think italian men are gorgeous
21. Italian women have complexion, so they aren't oddly pale
22. Martin Scorsese
23. Anonioni, Fellini (pretty good directors)
24. I really want to feel like I lived for more than just money, but for life, for culture, for influence, for people
25. to tell the world how great italy is.

What does it mean?

We sat in the crowded Federal Reserve Bank of New York, half awake, half concerned for the speaker and ultimately, anticipating the words that would give us freedom to be absent minded in thought. In a stuffy, large auditorium, none us could pay attention, and if someone had asked me what the name of the speaker was, I would've showed them a list of names scribbled on my notepad and told them to guess.

As my mind began to get restless and departed, I wondered how on earth someone could be so distracted and unfocused on what someone was saying; it was obvious that this person had really prepared, yet my devotion to being a good audience had weakened.

Then I heard the words Razon Detra and I immediately was drawn to the speaker. Not knowing what it meant, but hearing bits and pieces of what the speaker was saying, I found myself lingering on every word that he spoke after that.

As soon as I got a chance, I looked it up.

I found nothing except "reason for being".

Then I realized that the meaning for everyone was differerent and thus, there was no "real" definition other than "reason for being".

This is mine.




I thought that Life and Family and Happiness and Prosperity and Heaven were reason enough, yet, as I continue through this enthralling journey called Life, I continue to find new reasons and new understanding. Even In the last 3 months, I've gotten a new "Razon Detra"; Italy.

Crazy that it's a place, but realistic in nature since I plan to go in the VERY near future. Which makes it one of my reasons.

Nivea has a song titled "25 Reasons" on her debut, self titled album and while I'm not a big fan of pleas of undying love,(in the song she list 25 reasons why she still in love with a guy, and why she's never leaving him..etc.), I respect her for having 25 reasons for doing anything, let alone love. I can't think of 25 reasons why I'm doing anything in my life, but that will soon change.

See it's not that I don't have 25 reasons, it's that I've never been forced to think of them, you know?

25 Reasons why....?

So here's what I'm gonna do.

Compile list of why so that I can emit more passion in everything I do. Even if it's just feeding my dog. Or hugging my mom. Or creating a blog.