Unfortunately in order to do these EFY session I had to miss out on the 4th of July festivities with the family. I was SUPER bummed about this since the 4th is seriously my favorite holiday. It's summer, there are fireworks, BBQs, family, tender moments where you realize how blessed you are, and just being together : ( So to feel better about being alone at UPS all day I watched Love Happens on my computer and of course I would have a deep thinking experience while watching it. I honestly forgot how much I love this movie and while I was watching I realized first off just how much I love people. Life to me truly is about the relationships we make with other people and doing everything you can to help others and effect their lives. I want to do more to leave an impression on people and to give more of my time to helping other people. Second...I realized all the things I still need to do in my life. I have so much to live still and I need to make it HAPPEN!
There's a quote the main guy says that seriously cut into my soul because it really is my life. He said,
"Everybody knows what they want...they just have too many obstacles and excuses that get in the way of it."
Oh weird that's exactly what I do! Ugh...NO MORE tho. I'm making a plan and making things happen this next summer and year. Just watch! I decided I wanted to make a post of all the things I wanna do so I can look back here and be reminded and hopefully cross some things off. This time in my life is about making these things a reality and doing something with my life instead of waiting until it is convenient. It NEVER will be convenient so I have to make TIME for them! So here comes the list:
1. I want to TRAVEL THE WORLD...
It's pretty obvious where I wanna go the most : )
Ahhh!! I crave a new experience, a new culture, a new language, new people, and a new way of life!! I have to get out and experience part of this huge world. No more excuses...GET A JOB, APPLY FOR GRANTS, AND GO!!! That's my new motto anyway...I will not regret this at all I know it : )
2. I want to WRITE MUSIC!!
Words really CAN'T describe how much I love music...it makes me feel alive and brings out a side of me that a lot of people never know existed. It describes so much of who I am and want to be. There are few people that truly appreciate and understand music and I truly feel I am one of them. It's more then just a hobby it's part of me and is AMAZING!
I want to make time and write songs that describe me and things I have gone through. The time is now to really write I just need to sit down and DO IT!
3. I want to REALLY get into BIKING...
I will Do a Road Race and Triathlon...i'm scheduling them as SOON as possible : )
4. Make Jewelry and start an Etsy shop with many other cute things...
5. Live in a City for a summer or even a yr...maybe go there for grad school?
6. Do a Humanitarian Trip : ) I wanna work with cute little children!
7. Run a Half Marathon
8. Get into Photography...
And Take Pictures Like These...
9. I want to make my life REAL...I want to be real with people, I want to be real with myself, I want to be me at all times. No more feeling like I need to be certain kind of person at some times and another person at other times. I want to be me all of the time. I want to spend my time with people...serving them and loving them.
Life is beautiful and I want to make it even more beautiful by constantly LIVING my life. Not waiting around for something great but constantly making it great. As Hannah Montana would say...Life's What You Make It! So Make it Count! I may be adding more to this list from time to time so stay tuned : )
