Waiting

 I have always been a firm believer in waiting. At times in my childhood, I believed that happiness came from those special moments and that they would inspire you. This semester I have still not had that perfect inspiration to start these blog posts. However, I need to start and quit waiting for the first great idea. In a way, it's my own fault between a full course load working part-time, and keeping my girlfriend happy I have learned a valuable lesson. Very few times in life does that happy perfect moment occur. As I have grown up I have found that very often life doesn't not tend to wait for you. I have definitely felt those over the past 4 weeks while trying to be happy. I have found all the topics that we have talked about so far really interesting, and the unique thread between them has been that you can't wait to let happiness happen to you. When it comes to culture and personality along with age one has to be proactive. Even though the culture feels a certain way you are still an individual who can make their own choices. Even though your personality may not be conducive to a social and happy lifestyle that still doesn't give you an excuse to not be happy and make connections. I learned that as a young introvert in middle school. Old people don't feel an innate happiness they still have to go and get it. Happiness doesn't just fall out of the sky on you just as the perfect moment does not appear. If I have learned anything so far it is that these things must be pushed for and sometimes you have to make your own happiness. Happiness can be found in the little things such as the individual who sings above me at the same time every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, Or the baker next to me who always tells me a different joke every Friday. I always get a chuckle when I go to the same Circle K at 10 at night and the guy at the counter gives me the same judgemental stare. I have been given a reminder that the joy comes from the little things and in a crazy schedule it is easy to forget that, but what I appreciate most about this class is that it helps me slow down and pay attention to the little things. That is where I feel the true happiness lies.

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