Lately several people have posed the same question to me. They say, “Wow. You sure have your head on straight and it seems like you have it all together. Do you even need anyone, even your friends?”

This question always causes me to react in the same surprised way, because naturally these are people who don’t know me well yet. ‘Of course I need my friends and loved ones’, I say. The thing is, that no one ever achieved success alone and most certainly no one usually sustains happiness without someone to share it with. I am very happy with my life right now and feel like I am living in my purpose. I work hard and play hard. I have balance. It’s the feeling of being in love with life.

I don’t consider myself a workaholic because I love what I do soooooooo much, that it doesn’t seem like work. It’s the fire that keeps me alive. It’s the sparkle in my eye. But the truth is, that my work is only a small part of who I am. I am not defined but what I do. It is my love, my passion, and my hearts desire to make beautiful music to share with the world, but it is not my everything. I realize that I am truly blessed to be able to do what I love. I also realize that life and work is temporary.

I am who I am because of the wonderful people that I am so blessed to have had in my life. Those who were here for years and those just for a moment. You’ve influenced me and encouraged me to always continue to build character. I fall short at times and disappoint myself, but the difference between those who overcome and those who fail is getting back up.

I owe you, my family, friends, loved ones and those who I have had the pleasure to meet, a thank you. You are my Angels. I have learned through you, to find happiness not based on what I do or even on circumstances or people around me, but from a deeper level of joy that can only be found from within. And from above. Sometimes the joy is overwhelming when I think about those who have supported me through everything. You are the real hero’s.

Love is so much more than what is fantasized about in movies. Love is being there for someone when they barely have their head above water. Love is holding up their surfboard when the waves are kicking their butt. Love is diving in head first, to help ease someone’s pain. Sometimes love is just listening. This should not be reserved for our friends and family alone. There are times when we need to extend love to the person whom we don’t know. That is what builds character. The bible says that even heathens love those who love them, but to love those who hate you, that is real love.

“When the looks fade, and the last song is played. When the night just comes to an end. When the grand ball is over and lights make you sober, when you don’t know where to begin. When the moment has past and the feelings don’t last and you wondered when time was your friend. That’s when you stand still and wait to be filled and start all over again.”~Aria

May God bless this country. May God bless you tonight.

~Aria Johnson

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