With Age Comes Wisdom... I Think?

Here lately I've noticed a few things in this life that I can honestly say I've never thought of much less contemplated. Ones of these unexpected "epiphany's" is that life is becoming far more complicated much quicker than I ever expected. The reality is that the older I get the more responsibility I am forced to take on and the less stress free my outlook on life is. To complicate life even more, as we get older we become a little wiser and a little less quick to forget things that we might have when the stresses of life weren't so apparent. So what happens (and what I am currently realizing) is that with age does come wisdom and realizations that my former stress free no care self never realized, and because of this some of the joys of life lose a little spark. However, something else I've also noticed with a little age is that I have started to appreciate things that I either took for granted or completely lacked appreciation for. Being in school is one area of life that I greatly under appreciated until very recently. Seeing this typed out even a few months ago would have made me laugh, but I have seen the benefits and blessings that I have received because of it. So, as things may seem a little less care-free and easy as we get a little older its always great to see the lessons that life teaches us whether its the hard way or not. A little lesson I learned from the wonderful movie Zombieland is "enjoy the little things." Without this life can and will overwhelm. So, learn from the rough stuff, appreciate what needs to be appreciated, enjoy the little things, and look forward to what life has to offer.

In The Big Scheme of Things...

Ever had those moments in life where something happens and it feels like its the end of the world? Well I have. To be honest, its in those moments when I question where my life is going, why I'm in the position I'm in, and is this even worth my effort? Usually, I say no to all of the above and just want to quit, and at times I have. The problem with this is that all of us are emotional creatures, that's the way we were designed and its because of this that we want to feel sorry for ourselves and dwell on what we can't redo. What I have learned, is that with time, and sometimes not a lot of it, these irrational feeling of wanting to give up and question our entire motive aren't worth the stress or self pity when we picture them in the big scheme of things. Let's be honest, if we just step back and look at our situation compared to how bad it could have been, or how bad other people have it, we quickly see how not severe it really is. So, in moments of despair and stress just step back and look at the big picture, take a deep breathe, and respond as positive as you can to the situation at hand. Besides, its not getting knocked down that shapes your character, its how you pick yourself up.

Hopelessly Hopeful

I believe its fair to consider myself a genuine hopeless romantic. To be clear, this means that I find the good in relationships and do my best to ignore or overlook all of the downsides that come along with being "involved" with someone (and that I openly enjoy watching chick flicks).The irony to this is that in all other facets of life I am a realist, doesn't quite line up. How can a realist look so forward to something that, in the end, is going to require a lot of patience and understanding as well knowing that there will be times I will have to agree with something that makes no sense because "its that time of the month?" Simple, its like Christmas. That feeling of being crazy excited to receive gifts from loved ones but even more excited to give your gifts so you can see the expression on their faces. Seeing someone crazy excited about the gift you thought of and then gave them makes pretending to be excited about that awful piece of clothing your great grandmother gave you worth it. In the same way, being loved is something I can most certainly look forward to but being able to unconditionally love someone because of who they are is all the more exciting. And knowing that in the great times will undoubtedly make up for the not so great ones. So, for all you hopeless romantics like myself who can't quite figure out why you allow yourself to seek out something that you know could hurt you or "complete" you, maybe seeing it from this "Christmas" perspective can help.

Misery Loves Company

Well its that time of year for the wonderful students at UT Knoxville, Finals. Most would think that this is hands down the worst part of the semester but, myself and many others would agree that it is quite the opposite. Many factors play into this backwards way of viewing finals, one of which is Christmas! With Santa preparing and the city decorating with festive white, red, and green lights on buildings and trees one can't help but have their spirits lifted, even if for a brief moment. However, the biggest factor is that while countless hours are spent in the library, the fact is, you are never alone. The beauty of finals is that there are thousands just like you sharing in your peril of studying. Knowing that gives a person great comfort and comradery, and as it goes, misery loves company, so enjoy your finals!

Ideals

This is the first of hopefully many post for me. To start, before I read anything I want to know why it was written so I'd like to briefly explain why I'm writing. I have a lot of opinions and ideas about topics ranging from food to religion like everyone else and their mom but I'm not here to bore anyone with political plights and judgmental post. Instead, I just want to get ideas that I have on life and things that I think matter out there for people to share and think about. In short, I'd like people to get an inside look, a narration if you will, into this brief and "fleeting" life of mine. I hope that gives an idea on whats to come and hope that future post will be enjoyable and look forward to feedback.