Life is messy sometimes.
Well, hi. Long time no blog. Things have been a little crazy, and messy, and anything but perfect lately. But in no way am I complaining! Because that's life. It does get crazy, and mess, and pretty imperfect at times, but that's the way life is. Embrace it.
Finals came and went thank goodness. I'd like to just focus on the went part. haha. I'm not going to sit here and blog about every little thing I did wrong this semester because 1.) No one has the time or attention span for it (including myself) and 2.) It doesn't do anyone (me) one bit of good. I am thankful for the things I learned in my first semester of college. I feel as though I can confidently say I have grown, both in my education and as a person. And no matter my grades, to me, that is what matters.
So, first semester of college= conquered.
The holidays came and went as well. They went by really quickly, but they were as wonderful as they could be. My family will be celebrating Christmas on New Years when my brother comes home, so I'm really looking forward to seeing him again!
I found myself really distracted this Christmas by the concept of love being the greatest gift we have to give, and it's a gift we can give every day of our lives. I posted a video to my Facebook, not in hopes of making myself look like a good person, or to get attention. But I truly felt like this was something that I myself needed to hear, so chances were that there were others who needed to hear it too. So, I put it out there. I'll put the link here if anyone's interested in seeing it.
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=2619820449522
No matter how disgustingly cliche the idea of loving everyone is, it really is (in my opinion at least) the only way we can live our lives.
"If you love the life you live, you will live a life of love."
I'm not saying that it's easy and in no way have I mastered this way of living. I mess up every day. But thankfully I have people in my life who love me enough to forgive me and who keep giving me chances. And THAT, that is how we make it.
So, I challenge you to go out and tell the people that you love that you love them.
Tomorrow is not guaranteed, the future is constantly changing.
So go out and spread all the love you can today!
"I am nothing special, of this I am sure.
I am a common man with common thoughts
and I have led a common life.
There are no monuments dedicated to me
and my name will soon be forgotten,
but I have loved another with all my heart and soul,
and to me, that has always been enough."
-Nicholas Sparks
LIVE.LAUGH.LOVE WASTEFULLY.
