"nothing you can say, nothing you can do, there's no other way when it comes to the truth so...

Today on my way to the mall, the air hit my face from the window. It was startling and refreshing in this odd simultaneous way. Sometimes when things get weird in your life, you fall lower and lower into the trap. At some point you either hit the bottom or something wakes you up, its your choice which one. One thing after the other, you trip faster and faster but there's nothing you can do about it. At school, it's a lot harder to close the doors. There's this want to break the mold of your currentness but, you can't. All you can do is hold on and wait for it to pass. 

You know how in life when you have 100 great things to focus on and you can't stop thinking about that one bad thing? I think, sometimes, when you have 100 bad things going on, your mind shouldn't leave that one good thing.  

During Navigating Leadership week, we did an activity where were had to cut up a bunch of magazines. We made a huge mess and while we were picking up, I found a small accidentally cut out star. It was this beautiful mystery. No one knew who cut it out or where it came from but what it was, exactly the way we found it, was special. It hangs on my wall to remind me to revisit old situations, to look for beauty in everything and to always remember the silver lining, the diamond in the rough. 

 Contrary to popular belief, the grass will never be greener on the other side, just new... for now. Then, after a while, it'll become old and plain. Wishing yourself out of current situations will do no good because you'll never experience the beauty, the trill or the reality. Running away and shutting the doors is simple. Instant gratification. Its the stay that makes it worth while. When you're in that spot, you're tested and pushed to your furthest limits. Can you make it? A place you once thought of as warm and bright, is cold and dark. Bridges are burned and the reconstruction may take what seems like forever but sure as seasons change, it'll eventually become warm again, the bridge rebuilt and your life back in order. 

 ...keep holding on". 

Top Five things  that make me happy right now:

1.Turning 18.
2.The Soda Machine That Gives 2 Diet Dr. Peppers instead of 1. 
3.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3Pcssbarbg
4. The Flintstone Family
5. Jazz.

What's yours…

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[Katie]

1) birthdays
2) costumes
3) dancing
4) babies. and anticipation of them
5) the great chicago fire... ha ha ah ah haaaaaaa

[Sarah Tully]

1) fran
2) helping people
3) pumpkins
4) music file sharing
5) my RA elyse who let me into my room for free
6) "ohh it's thursday..."