If I learned 1 lesson from life in the real world, it’s that time spent on anything other than what makes you happy (or working toward it) is silly. I’m not saying ditch all responsibility and go party all the time. More like figure out what makes you happy and who you’re happiest around, then go do those things and spend time with those people. Life is too short to be upset with your situation- career, social, relationship, location, whatever. I’ve made my rule as an adult that I can’t complain or be upset about something unless I’m working to change it. It may involve taking a risk, making myself vulnerable, extra work or a sacrifice somehow, but the way I see it, if whatever makes you happy is really worth it, you should take that chance and go for it.
I’m not always the best at practicing what I preach, though. Whenever life stuff gets in the way and I get caught up in the stupid crap that doesn’t matter, heading to the nearest large body of water, especially to watch the sun rise or set (beach is by far the best, but big lakes are a good substitute when land locked :) ) helps me put things in perspective and realize what really matters. I think it’s something about being 1 of very few people in a wide open, seemingly infinite space (going somewhere where you can see the stars really clearly is awesome, too) that makes you realize how small and insignificant some of the stuff you’re stressing over really is and then you can shift your priorities back to what you care about most. Whatever it is, I kinda needed it this weekend. I wasn’t particularly stressed, but had a lot on my mind about a bunch of different things, and decided to hop in the car to Orlando where I picked up one of my closest friends, then headed to the coast after a 4 hour nap.
Putting my toes in the sand and watching the (giant) waves crash with that being pretty much the only sound out there did the trick. Definitely calmed my nerves and helped clear my mind. Fantastic brunch with good friends followed, which made the trip that much more awesome. Yay for spontaneous sunrise beach trips :)
Putting my toes in the sand and watching the (giant) waves crash with that being pretty much the only sound out there did the trick. Definitely calmed my nerves and helped clear my mind. Fantastic brunch with good friends followed, which made the trip that much more awesome. Yay for spontaneous sunrise beach trips :)
Getting lighter, but still no sun... stupid clouds
Sunrise for real!
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