More or Less Just Write

Haven't written in here in about a year, but it's time I start putting my thoughts into words and making something of them.

There are positive times and negative times we go through, but all the while they are experiences and lessons we must actively take forward into the future, taken for their face value.

This past month I've been going through a big transition in life. I finally moved back home from 4 years in Irvine/Orange County. To leave the comfort of my college friends and the life I had down there & try to reestablish my social and home life back here was a big chance I had to take. And I hadn't foreseen or planned it to be as soon as it was.. but I'm glad it happened when it did. I am definitely learning something each step of the way. I am pleased to see that my home-homies are still down for me and that some connections have not changed.. only we as individuals have grown during this time apart. It's been fun catching up with everyone again and I do feel at home now. Going to Irvine as a visitor is definitely more rewarding and I appreciate the time I spend down there more. I am starting to see how some of the friends we made in college are life-long friends because WE learned about life together.

In retrospect, college was a life-changing experience that will always hold a special place in my heart. It was more than just the breadth requirements, major classes, finals, essays, and the ultimate bachelor's degree... It was learning to live on my own away from my parents, establishing genuine friendships that became a family away from home, interacting & living with different personalities, trusting others and working cohesively to experiment with new things, time management, money management, and self-discipline...

Ahh I will touch upon this again later, but life after college is a confusing and bittersweet time. The possibilities are endless, and there is always something to learn upon reminiscence and reflection.

There is always something to celebrate, there is always something to toast to; and as long as you think so, life will be a lot more rewarding.

Just be true to yourself and everything will fall into place. .... As long as you know you were the better person,...