Celeste Summer

This weekend was a whirl wind, and like the rest of them recently it flew by. It was also a couple days where Fall weather finally started to settle in allowing what to me is an absolutely perfect setting for midterm studying. Although, with a cup of coffee in hand, and an obligatory october splash of pumpkin spice, a trip to the beach was needed, bringing me to a person who flipped my world right back around.

This person brought me back to reality and reminded me something extremely important that, like a few other things in life, I had lost sight of. You may have noticed my last post is gone, and that's because there was one problem with it -- I neglected one of the parts of me that I actually micht toot my horn about --My open mind.

At this time in our life we are constantly surrounded by different opinions and ideas, making it extremely hard for us to make sense of what we are truly suppose to do. One person is pulling you one way and another person has you convinced to do something else. Sometimes it loses us, but being in our 20's, its natural. In moments like these it is especially important to yes, listen to what is around you, but also decide for yourself what is best for your life. We are extremely impressionable, searching for how we should live our lives, what type of job we are suppose to land, where we should we live, and even how we should dress. There is a lot being thrown onto our plate, but checking in with what is truly important and what truly makes you happy can not be forgotten.

Happiness is an entire other subject itself, but what this guy reminded me is that happiness, that feeling that will have you restless at night, too excited for the next day, and puts a smile on your face comes in all forms. Whether someone enjoys working long hours, no hours at all, traveling the world, or is a home body and enjoys local cafes and watching TV on the weekends, it is all a source of fulfillment for some. Realizing there are a variety of vehicles to achieve happiness, that may not always align with yours, may need to be reminded because yes guilty, it got away from me for a second.

This friend who I crossed path with this weekend is someone I cherish more than anything in the world and shares a perspective that I am eternally grateful for. Even if I had 100 people praising me for something, yet it didn't make him happy, I know there was somewhere I went wrong and somewhere I wasn't me. Yo, Dad. You've been more than a "good" dad. I love you more than anything and I am more than appreciative of every little thing you do and every piece of knowledge you share with me.

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