Rich Girl

Maybe it's living in the marina here in San Francisco. Maybe it's having lived in Carmel. But can I just say...

Girls, especially girls who live in my neck of the woods, your life ain't that bad. Do boys go & break your heart? Yup. Are you twenty-something & still struggling to know what you want to do when you grow up? Frustrating, I know. Do you have a sensitive soul that feels things a little more intensely? That's difficult to handle sometimes, I know. Friends don't quite understand you, do they? Sometimes you don't understand you. What is the point of this little life anyway?

Stop right there, emo. Can we take a moment to take stock of what you do have? You're a beautiful girl who has had just about everything she could ever want handed to her. You live in one of the most affluent parts of the world. You've never had to worry about clean water or food to eat. War has never touched your life.You're educated. Your wardrobe consists of J. Crew & Coach. You're golden.

Don't know what set me off. Just saw one too many self-important girl who thought the world revolved around her & that it was surely about to crash down around her. This world would be much more bearable if people would just take a look outside of themselves.

I'm blessed to live where I have and where I do. I just pray that I'm never "that" girl.