The Beautiful Things
You might be thinking, "Gee, Emma, are we ever going to get back to that series you so enthusiastically introduced to us a few weeks back?"
Yes, we'll get back to that eventually, but this is my blog and I'll post what I feel most like posting. It's taking me some time to put together the next post in the "A Matter of Perspective" series, so just bear with me.
So today.
Today has been rather chill. I did a ton of sociology homework, wrote a couple hundred words of my novel, and finally finished up a little project I had planned for a while. All through this, I had my radio playing in the background. Rock music, of course. Some of it I didn't really like, but there's been Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Guns N' Roses, Metallica, etc. so I've been satisfied.
I've been taking some time in the past few weeks to do some new wall decorations and that has greatly improved my mood. I made:
1) A paper crane mobile that now hangs from my ceiling right above my head when I sleep (if it falls in the night, it will be a disastrous and harrowing experience.
2) Cut-out words that say "So it goes" and stuck them on the wall.
3) A Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon inspired dream-catcher type thing that has sparkly squares of holographic paper hanging from the prism, which is really cool.
All this, combined with having music playing constantly has brought my mood up. There's also only three weeks left in this semester and I will be free for about a month before I start back up with a couple summer courses.
I probably wouldn't have done so well this semester if I didn't develop an appreciation to admire the beauty in simple things. I'm not particularly girlish, but I absolutely love things that sparkle or glitter, so I've put things that sparkle and glitter in my room and they make me happy. I love the grandeur of Pink Floyd's music, so I've been listening to their music basically all the time. I've been reading more, which I nearly forgot how much I enjoy doing so. It's amazing how we easily forget the simple things that make us happy when we get caught up in making a life for ourselves. We get so busy with life that we forget how to live.
The whole point of this, then, is to surround yourself with things you love and do the things you love to do. If you love houseplants and they make you happy, then fill your house with houseplants. If you stay up until two in the morning, listening to your favorite bands because you just can't get enough of the music, then do it (just make sure you don't become too sleep deprived).
There's still enough time to tend to our responsibilities, but that doesn't mean we have to be miserable about it. We have to find balance so that we can be the happiest we've ever been all the time. Of course, there's going to be high days and low days, but even roller coasters have their high and low spots. It's what makes the ride fun.
Peace and happy times, my friends.
Yes, we'll get back to that eventually, but this is my blog and I'll post what I feel most like posting. It's taking me some time to put together the next post in the "A Matter of Perspective" series, so just bear with me.
So today.
Today has been rather chill. I did a ton of sociology homework, wrote a couple hundred words of my novel, and finally finished up a little project I had planned for a while. All through this, I had my radio playing in the background. Rock music, of course. Some of it I didn't really like, but there's been Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Guns N' Roses, Metallica, etc. so I've been satisfied.
I've been taking some time in the past few weeks to do some new wall decorations and that has greatly improved my mood. I made:
1) A paper crane mobile that now hangs from my ceiling right above my head when I sleep (if it falls in the night, it will be a disastrous and harrowing experience.
2) Cut-out words that say "So it goes" and stuck them on the wall.
3) A Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon inspired dream-catcher type thing that has sparkly squares of holographic paper hanging from the prism, which is really cool.
All this, combined with having music playing constantly has brought my mood up. There's also only three weeks left in this semester and I will be free for about a month before I start back up with a couple summer courses.
I probably wouldn't have done so well this semester if I didn't develop an appreciation to admire the beauty in simple things. I'm not particularly girlish, but I absolutely love things that sparkle or glitter, so I've put things that sparkle and glitter in my room and they make me happy. I love the grandeur of Pink Floyd's music, so I've been listening to their music basically all the time. I've been reading more, which I nearly forgot how much I enjoy doing so. It's amazing how we easily forget the simple things that make us happy when we get caught up in making a life for ourselves. We get so busy with life that we forget how to live.
The whole point of this, then, is to surround yourself with things you love and do the things you love to do. If you love houseplants and they make you happy, then fill your house with houseplants. If you stay up until two in the morning, listening to your favorite bands because you just can't get enough of the music, then do it (just make sure you don't become too sleep deprived).
There's still enough time to tend to our responsibilities, but that doesn't mean we have to be miserable about it. We have to find balance so that we can be the happiest we've ever been all the time. Of course, there's going to be high days and low days, but even roller coasters have their high and low spots. It's what makes the ride fun.
Peace and happy times, my friends.
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