(Turn and face the strange)
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It is amazing what changes in a few months, let alone a WHOLE YEAR!
This past year has flown by, and so much has changed; it is mind-numbing to stop and look back on the past year/year and a half.
Where did the days go? I'm not really sure, but I like where they have taken me, and continue to take me. I'm thankful every day for everything I have going these days.
Not sure why the recent inkling to write in here. I've almost forgotten completely about livejournal. Actually surprised my account is still active. Anyway.
I feel like I have grown up immensely in the last couple years - but mainly the most recent year.
Time has taken on a whole new meaning since graduating college. It is almost as if time became a completely different entity. At first, the thing I missed most about school was the constant change in the atmosphere. Going from class to class, sitting for an hour or two, packing up, walking through halls, across campus and to the next class... repeat process 8-15 times a week. Getting used to the ever-constant environment of work - seeing the same people everyday, doing the same tasks each day - was the hardest thing to get used to. Now, there is something strangely comfortable about it.
I'm finally finding a balance between still having a life and a job. Becoming a "young professional" is the weirdest thing to me. I felt that in order to comport myself as this so-called "professional" I had to become bland and unexciting.... either that or I just felt I was becoming that because of the monotony. There have been days where I don't feel like myself at all anymore; mild identity crisis anyone? After graduating I was no longer involved in over half the things I identified with. Student? Nope. Athlete? Not so much anymore. Bicyclist? Tough to show up to work dressed "business casual" and sweaty with helmet hair. Comfy in jeans all the time? See "business casual".
Uncle Ben (not the guy who make rice, but Spiderman's uncle...) said "With great power comes great responsibility". However, lately I'm finding that saying to be transposable. With great responsibility comes great power. Finishing school and easing into what many allude to as "adult life" has opened numerous doors, and it can be a ton of fun. I like where I'm at in life. I have a great job in good surroundings. I have fun at least 3 times every day at work. (okay, so I picked a random number, but just to get the gist across) I have some neat friends, and have found my better half in a pretty sweet human being. Better than anyone I could have asked for, let alone thought I could deserve.
Moral of this story: Things change. Quickly.
I'm enjoying day-to-day life before things change tooo much more. Sometimes my daydreams lately have gotten way ahead of me, and I need to remember to breathe and enjoy what is now. Because Later I will miss it not remember much of what happened. And I dearly want to remember things
It is amazing what changes in a few months, let alone a WHOLE YEAR!
This past year has flown by, and so much has changed; it is mind-numbing to stop and look back on the past year/year and a half.
Where did the days go? I'm not really sure, but I like where they have taken me, and continue to take me. I'm thankful every day for everything I have going these days.
Not sure why the recent inkling to write in here. I've almost forgotten completely about livejournal. Actually surprised my account is still active. Anyway.
I feel like I have grown up immensely in the last couple years - but mainly the most recent year.
Time has taken on a whole new meaning since graduating college. It is almost as if time became a completely different entity. At first, the thing I missed most about school was the constant change in the atmosphere. Going from class to class, sitting for an hour or two, packing up, walking through halls, across campus and to the next class... repeat process 8-15 times a week. Getting used to the ever-constant environment of work - seeing the same people everyday, doing the same tasks each day - was the hardest thing to get used to. Now, there is something strangely comfortable about it.
I'm finally finding a balance between still having a life and a job. Becoming a "young professional" is the weirdest thing to me. I felt that in order to comport myself as this so-called "professional" I had to become bland and unexciting.... either that or I just felt I was becoming that because of the monotony. There have been days where I don't feel like myself at all anymore; mild identity crisis anyone? After graduating I was no longer involved in over half the things I identified with. Student? Nope. Athlete? Not so much anymore. Bicyclist? Tough to show up to work dressed "business casual" and sweaty with helmet hair. Comfy in jeans all the time? See "business casual".
Uncle Ben (not the guy who make rice, but Spiderman's uncle...) said "With great power comes great responsibility". However, lately I'm finding that saying to be transposable. With great responsibility comes great power. Finishing school and easing into what many allude to as "adult life" has opened numerous doors, and it can be a ton of fun. I like where I'm at in life. I have a great job in good surroundings. I have fun at least 3 times every day at work. (okay, so I picked a random number, but just to get the gist across) I have some neat friends, and have found my better half in a pretty sweet human being. Better than anyone I could have asked for, let alone thought I could deserve.
Moral of this story: Things change. Quickly.
I'm enjoying day-to-day life before things change tooo much more. Sometimes my daydreams lately have gotten way ahead of me, and I need to remember to breathe and enjoy what is now. Because Later I will miss it not remember much of what happened. And I dearly want to remember things