I have a memory from the fifth grade, swinging and imagining all of the years of schooling I had to go through before I could decide for myself whether or not I would go to school that day. I laughed with my friend and amazed her when I spelt Mississippi backwards. Eight years swung by, pun possibly intended. I accidentally drift towards nostalgia when it comes to my past; and often forget that the things I'm remembering are probably the things that made the biggest impact on my life. That day on the swing seems small in the grande scheme of things but in reality, it was. I was just enjoying my day and thinking of the exciting things to come.
I'm currently watching Disney's Cars and I have two analogies from it. The first, Lightening McQueen has to fix the road that he damaged. He is so eager to be anywhere but where he is, he has to take apart the junkie road he just finished and then redo it altogether. At the end of the movie, he learns to love Radiator Springs. The point is, stick around where you are at and try to love the moments you're currently creating. Just as Neil Pasricha taught, everyday isn't a smile on graduation day, but there is something in everyday, you must learn what that means. Second analogy, Lightening also hates the atmosphere he is in, but when he travels a different way, he sees the beauty of the place he was at. What I got from this was, there is something beautiful in every place you are in. When you seek it out, you will most likely find it. If you don't, there are hundred of other places you could go.
The 3 A's of Awesome include, attitude, awareness, and authenticity.
Life can be hard, it isn't about going through the motions and feeling negative on the way. Life is about finding what's important to you and taking vacations every so often.
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