Thursday, June 24, 2010

Reading blogs and thinking about life

Sometimes I want to be 16 again when everything is so new to me and everything is fantastic. Sometimes I want to be wide-eyed and naive again. Have I seen too much? Been to too many places?

Of course that's not true. I just need to do something that is different. Get off the track, run to the woods. (not sure if that is an expression, but I think you'd get what I mean)

I just love reading my cousin's blog posts. She is young, reminds me of the girl in the movie An Education. I am just 3 years older. That was me a few years ago. It's amazing how much growing you do in 3 years. I don't mean physical growth (obviously), but growth in experience, in learning about the world, in wisdom.

I feel more sure of myself now, like I can achieve anything.
Since high school, this is what I've done/memories:
-university credits (these weren't easy!)
-built really close friendships with university friends
-networked and have a sort of good collection of people who can help me or who I can help
-went to CMW, took lots of pictures
-got a photo PUBLISHED in a musician's CD
-got published in two student newspapers
-earned the title and job of Photo Editor for next year's paper
-learned photography (using an SLR)
-Bronze 4 in sailing
-G1
-Organized a successful event out of school (how do you define success?)
-read quite a few books
-had some amazing experiences with friends (if I could list them all out I would-hard to pick just one)
-okay fine, I will pick one. Ingrid Michaelson concert.
-performed music at events
-got into drama/theatre

Things I have NOT done that I would like to do more of:
-ART
-maybe go clubbing once, see what its like.

Beautiful Souls

I don't know how quite to describe what constitutes a beautiful soul- but people I meet who bear them make me so happy.

How would I describe it? They are people who ooze positivity, dreamers, artists, writers, poets. Perhaps someone with a sorrowful tale to tell but still has hope. Someone who yearns for the green grass. They are people who strive for something just out of reach, but knows that someday they will achieve whatever it is they so desire. They spread joy in this world and I'm so happy to know some people who are so gorgeous on the inside. They make this world beautiful.