I was lost, and you were found
I spent a spectacular Spring Break in this place that I can safely call home. It was not only an academic break, but also a great rest, mentally. My battery was dying, but now it's recharged.
I spent a significant number of hours with Jolyn, a girl I've been friends with for who knows how many years. But after all these years, I find we connect most now. I don't know, I was sitting on her bed yesterday as she played her guitar and sang "Wagon Wheel," and I thought, "Wow, she is so put-together now." I was so proud.
You know, I've learned to see through the alcohol that my friends drink, or the drugs they may use. Who cares if your friends are drinking on the weekends, or inhaling whatever in their free time? If they're happy with themselves... truly satisfied with their lives... if they're not using all that crap to escape from the realities that are their lives, then that's awesome. Not that I would encourage substance abuse. But pure self-satisfaction is more than I can say about myself, but that's why I have the rest of my life ahead of me, right?
Today, I had an early lunch with Youngson, one of the wisest people I know. Some people are so wise, you wouldn't believe... to be able to remember every detail about me or my family after all this time - that's compassion. You know, I'm going to miss college when it's gone. But since I'm not even halfway done with it yet, I might as well live it up a little.
I don't talk about my friends here because I like to talk about other people. I do it so if you're reading, you might think, "Oh, I have a friend like that too. She is so awesome," and then you can start thinking about her, and maybe call her up and ask her to have coffee with you.
No one ever plans for these things in life to happen, they just do. I never planned to live in an awesome suite, I never planned to join a sorority, I never planned to meet you. I never planned on being a dreamer, a thinker. But I am. And there are no regrets. There is always time to think about these things, but no time to regret.
And with this spurt of optimism, I find myself riding back to Boston... this oscillation between cities will be gone before it becomes tiresome. Happy end-of-Spring-Break, everyone.
I spent a significant number of hours with Jolyn, a girl I've been friends with for who knows how many years. But after all these years, I find we connect most now. I don't know, I was sitting on her bed yesterday as she played her guitar and sang "Wagon Wheel," and I thought, "Wow, she is so put-together now." I was so proud.
You know, I've learned to see through the alcohol that my friends drink, or the drugs they may use. Who cares if your friends are drinking on the weekends, or inhaling whatever in their free time? If they're happy with themselves... truly satisfied with their lives... if they're not using all that crap to escape from the realities that are their lives, then that's awesome. Not that I would encourage substance abuse. But pure self-satisfaction is more than I can say about myself, but that's why I have the rest of my life ahead of me, right?
Today, I had an early lunch with Youngson, one of the wisest people I know. Some people are so wise, you wouldn't believe... to be able to remember every detail about me or my family after all this time - that's compassion. You know, I'm going to miss college when it's gone. But since I'm not even halfway done with it yet, I might as well live it up a little.
I don't talk about my friends here because I like to talk about other people. I do it so if you're reading, you might think, "Oh, I have a friend like that too. She is so awesome," and then you can start thinking about her, and maybe call her up and ask her to have coffee with you.
No one ever plans for these things in life to happen, they just do. I never planned to live in an awesome suite, I never planned to join a sorority, I never planned to meet you. I never planned on being a dreamer, a thinker. But I am. And there are no regrets. There is always time to think about these things, but no time to regret.
And with this spurt of optimism, I find myself riding back to Boston... this oscillation between cities will be gone before it becomes tiresome. Happy end-of-Spring-Break, everyone.