Are You There Universe? It's Me, Jay.
Oprah once said, “ The universe speaks to us, always, first in whispers. ” She said that the more we ignore it, the louder it gets. When I first heard this quote, I thought to myself, “ If only that were actually true. ” I wouldn’t say the universe ignores me or that I necessarily ignore it. I would describe our relationship more like the one you have with a distant aunt. You know you’re related, you say hi and smile at each other at the occasional family function but for the most part, you just assume they are mostly busy with other people. In the last couple of months though, I have come to believe a bit more in this quote. I say “a bit” simply because I’ll always be a snarky pessimist at heart. Hey - I am what I am. If you’ve been reading my blog for quite some time, you would know that in addition to my years of stand-up comedy and my freelance writing, I have a job that I’ve always described here as simply a “day job”. It’s not my career or my passion. Its primary function has...