“Life is a train of moods like a string of beads; and as we pass through them they prove to be many colored lenses, which paint the world their own hue, and each shows us only what lies in its own focus.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
It’s official. I finally decided to make a blog. My coffee girls (Tricia and Jo) have insisted that “I get my blog on!”
It’s been a while since I’ve written in this way, but I hope that I’ll be able to share my thoughts, perspectives and opinions of the world with you.
I’ve been feeling very nostalgic lately. I’ll spend nights digging through old letters, notes from friends and pictures of people who have left a mark in my life. I’ll subconsciously spend hours reflect on my past experiences. I always feel the need to do this when I’m home. It’s become habitual. Maybe I’m trying to reconnect with my past because I have a tendency to brush things aside if it’s upsetting to think about it. I never take out enough time to face these emotions. It’s cathartic, yet draining. Sometimes, when I’m delving into the past, I feel like it takes me away from the present and it scares me. Maybe that’s why I avoid it.
A City of Lights: A place I still call home
I certainly don’t do enough reflecting when I’m at school. I’m always running around on campus, going through this monotonous routine that I know from the back of my hand. I constantly feel like I have no time. Do you ever feel this way?
I’m going back to school today after being at home for a week. Being in college has made me realize how much I love my family and how much I often take them for granted. There’s my overprotective father, my worrisome and often overbearing mother, my sarcastic, yet soft-hearted sister and my blase and absent-minded brother. It’s comforting to know that no matter what happens, they’ll always be there for me.
A Flower from Tanzania
When I’m back at school, I promise to have more uplifting things to write about. I don’t know about you, but I am anxiously awaiting Spring!
Up next: My trip to the Palisades Mall with Malcolm & reviews of Watchmen, Delimanjoo and California Pizza Kitchen.
Stay tuned, dear readers.
yo! bea, miss you. sweet blog, look forward to hearing about all the newest gossip of the library cafe, aka you and tricia’s cave.
try not to miss me too hard, keep on rockin.
bieger