Bloggin' On The Spot

I'm not totally sure why I'm writing this blog, or where I'm going with it, but it just feels right. I don't even care if anybody reads it, it just feels good writing it. Ya Dig? I just kind of got that blogging spark back.........so here we go!

Winter Break is an interesting thing, it gives you time to relax and hang out with cool people who are home for the holidays. But more importantly, it gives you a real good chance to just sit and think. By just letting my mind wander, I've actually come up with some inspirational thoughts (these can even be considered New Year's resolutions). If you're not into this sort of thing, then that's cool, but I just really wanted to drop this blog for some reason.

With the semester over (thank the Lord!), I found myself really needing to regroup. Through this process I have come up with a couple of realizations. My first one is to always think and act positively. Sometimes this may seem hard or frustrating, but it's well worth it for yourself and others. I like the thought that you should always treat others in the way you want to be treated, it makes sense. I've really been trying to improve on that and trying to make my relationships with other people the best they can be. I honestly believe that if you can do this successfully, you WILL live a happy life (which is pretty damn cool, if you ask me).

This brings me to my second thought, appreciating the time you spend with people. As lame as this may sound, it's so true. I really wish I could always be bursting with joy and have fun every second of my life when I'm around other people. Unfortunately, this is pretty difficult to accomplish. That's why I'm also working on making the best out of every experience. Let's face it, we're all going to face hardship and struggle, but if we make the best out of what we have, things will work themselves out pretty nicely.

My last thought is a little more internal. It's all about being proud with who you are at the end of the day, and having no regrets. I think this is possible by having good people in your life and being true to yourself. I also want to work on learning from my mistakes. By this, I mean not making the same mistake twice.

This has already been a rock solid winter break and I have honestly enjoyed spending time with my family and friends (which to me, is what the holidays are all about). I think it's the coolest thing when you picture the time you've spent with close people, and can't help but smile. I really think that's the way life is meant to be lived.

I'm fully aware that this blog was soft and it lacked some humor, but that's how I meant it to be. It was nice and gentle.

Thanks for your time, and I hope everybody out there has an AWESOME NEW YEAR'S!

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-Shaun