And feel, feel what it's like to be new
I never get sick of this song. It's probably one of my all-time favorites. But not just because it sounds sweet, but because of what it reminds me.
It's another college song, but not just another college song. It takes me back to all the best times I had this past year--reminds me of all the fun, yet leaves me feeling melancholy. This year is going to resemble last year in many respects, but in many others it will be completely different. The most drastic change will be the people. And while I welcome new faces, I will long to see old ones as well. Unfortunately, some of them aren't going to be around.
I'm glad I took the chance to tell him how much he affected my life and made me a better Christian. I know I would always regret it if I didn't.
I move back in 13 days. That is so close, yet still farther away than I'd like it to be. It's interesting; my whole life I've lived for the summers, drudged through those 180 some days to be free of homework and be able to stay up late and sleep in and play The Sims for like 12 straight hours. I never really truly "liked" school, it was just something I knew I had to do, so I might as well do it well, right? [at least for the most part of my grade school career] And now I can't stand being so far away from what my life was several months ago. I still cannot believe how I've changed and matured over the past year--intellectually, physically, emotionally, spiritually--and yet managed to remain the same person. It's also interesting to think about how much of our lives are spent at school. When I was younger, it was school. The extra stuff was soccer and dance, but not daily [until high school obviously]. I would've much rather been on the field or practicing the Pink Panther routine than doing 50 math problems a night. I've always regretted not living more...I wish I would've done so much more outside and with friends. It seemed normal to me then, but looking back it's as though I wasted my childhood. And that is never going to be easy to accept. As I got older and dance disappeared, soccer was my only outlet. In all seriousness if I hadn't had soccer I would've been a deeply depressed girl; I was certainly stressed out enough. That's another thing that's changed about me--I don't really get stressed out about school that often. School isn't everything to me anymore. And it shouldn't be. To anyone. Although I live at college, school isn't my life. I don't think I could ever let it be my life again. I've seen what it did to me, and I don't ever want to go back to that. So if it seems like I'm indifferent to classes and work, it's not because I don't care, it's just because I care about other things more.
It never stops. It's 19 years of school followed by 2-8 more years of school followed by 20-30 years of working. You can't let that define who you are. There has to be something more.
Seek out Something More. If you don't you'll never discover life to its fullest.
I cannot guess what we'll discover
We turn the dirt with our palms cupped like shovels
But I know our filthy hands can wash one another's
And not one speck will remain
It's another college song, but not just another college song. It takes me back to all the best times I had this past year--reminds me of all the fun, yet leaves me feeling melancholy. This year is going to resemble last year in many respects, but in many others it will be completely different. The most drastic change will be the people. And while I welcome new faces, I will long to see old ones as well. Unfortunately, some of them aren't going to be around.
I'm glad I took the chance to tell him how much he affected my life and made me a better Christian. I know I would always regret it if I didn't.
I move back in 13 days. That is so close, yet still farther away than I'd like it to be. It's interesting; my whole life I've lived for the summers, drudged through those 180 some days to be free of homework and be able to stay up late and sleep in and play The Sims for like 12 straight hours. I never really truly "liked" school, it was just something I knew I had to do, so I might as well do it well, right? [at least for the most part of my grade school career] And now I can't stand being so far away from what my life was several months ago. I still cannot believe how I've changed and matured over the past year--intellectually, physically, emotionally, spiritually--and yet managed to remain the same person. It's also interesting to think about how much of our lives are spent at school. When I was younger, it was school. The extra stuff was soccer and dance, but not daily [until high school obviously]. I would've much rather been on the field or practicing the Pink Panther routine than doing 50 math problems a night. I've always regretted not living more...I wish I would've done so much more outside and with friends. It seemed normal to me then, but looking back it's as though I wasted my childhood. And that is never going to be easy to accept. As I got older and dance disappeared, soccer was my only outlet. In all seriousness if I hadn't had soccer I would've been a deeply depressed girl; I was certainly stressed out enough. That's another thing that's changed about me--I don't really get stressed out about school that often. School isn't everything to me anymore. And it shouldn't be. To anyone. Although I live at college, school isn't my life. I don't think I could ever let it be my life again. I've seen what it did to me, and I don't ever want to go back to that. So if it seems like I'm indifferent to classes and work, it's not because I don't care, it's just because I care about other things more.
It never stops. It's 19 years of school followed by 2-8 more years of school followed by 20-30 years of working. You can't let that define who you are. There has to be something more.
Seek out Something More. If you don't you'll never discover life to its fullest.
I cannot guess what we'll discover
We turn the dirt with our palms cupped like shovels
But I know our filthy hands can wash one another's
And not one speck will remain