Waiting for the World to Change?

I think that we have lost sight of who we are.

Today, people are so oblivious to the things happening around them. We are all a part of this matrix system, living the day to day without a care in the world, until something personally affects us.  We do what we are told and go through the motions of just living ordinary lives. We don't speak up and when we do we are barely heard. What happened to "We are the People"? Where is our voice? But more importantly, why are we just sitting ducks while our world comes crashing down? Where is the passion that started this country, where is that drive and dedication? Why did we let them take that away from us? We still have a voice and we still have a say but we need to wake up and pay attention.

How can we be more concerned about a new relationship on Facebook or the premiere of the Walking Dead than the well being of our country? I can say, I too, am a victim of this. I never watch the news and rely on my father to fill me in on current events only because I am occasionally quizzed in one of my classes. But recently it has hit me. Why don't I care more? Am I really so naive in thinking that what is going on in the world and in our country is not going to affect me? Well apparently. But I am ready to change. It's time to change.

Please tell me the last time you actually cared about something bigger? Something that wasn't a day to day problem that directly affected you? Yeah, its a little hard isn't it?

I think it's time to change the way we think and the way we do things. It's our time to clean up this mess that was left for us. Many of us are graduating this year or early next year and the destiny of our country is in our hands. Yeah, it sucks with the state we are currently in. But we have the opportunity to make or break history. I have always been a firm believer in if you cannot change your situation, change your attitude about it. Well, in this case change your attitude and you might be surprised how it  might change your situation. So what are you gonna do about it? Are you just going to sit back and watch? How can you directly affect the well-being of our country, the well being of our generation?

You may be thinking, well this is dumb. I do not make a difference, how could I actually affect the well-being of our country in a positive way? Well you can. We can. We are all extremely talented, driven, creative, smart, and passionate human beings. We all have values and morals that we hold, whether we are living them out or not. So use those things. Hold those things true to yourself in your day to day life. Be kind. Smile at one another and pick each other up. Do not fall into the temptations of the status quo. Be who you are, and express that to others. Speak your heart.

If we all dive into the core of ourselves, we will find that we are able to change anything we put our minds to. We are more powerful than we think and we will make a difference, together.

So, what are you going to do today to better the future of tomorrow? We are Generation Now. We are the Hope. We are the Future. Wake up to the reality that you can make a difference and that it is our turn to shine. Go, now and take that leap of faith; at this point what do we really have to lose?

Life or Something Like That.

Tonight I have been attempting to study for my exam. (and failing miserably) I got all the goods: notecards, colored pens, computer, and 28 pages of notes I don't quite comprehend. Oh College; it's such a love hate relationship. I love being here...but the things you do to yourself when you're here are just bad...like pulling this all-nighter, for example.

This year has been an interesting one. It's crazy to think that I am already into my second semester as a junior in college. Time will not slow down. They say as you get older time speeds up on you and right now that statement couldn't be more true.

I have learned a lot being in college. Not so much in the classroom, but more of the person I am becoming. I have learned that I am obsessed with pickles and I am starting to like spicy food. I have learned that I am the type of person that takes on too many things because I want to be apart of everything. I've learned I like to sleep a lot but that I can also function perfectly normal if I just get my butt out of bed. I have learned that best friends are not always people that you have known all of your life and that if you take the time for people that have always been there for you, they will never leave your side. I have experienced heartbreak but not yet love. I have gone through losing someone that I took for granted and I have finally figured out that no matter how hard I try I will always be horrible at math. I have found my faith and lost it, within days later. I have realized I am extremely blessed and also that I have so much to give. But with all of this, I see that my passions in life are becoming more and more clear every single day.

Life has its ups and downs, the good and the bad. To get me through all of this, I have learned that music is something that is always constant. Never changing, something that I can always turn to. It wakes me up and sings me to sleep, it helps me study and gets me through hard times. It feels, it knows my every mood, my every tribulation in this life. Without it, I don't think I would be who I am. It is, in a sense, a part of me. Now, you may think I sound crazy but clearly, you have never experienced great music.

I have grown up a lot in my time here in college. I say for the better but, some will always say for the worse. I know the type of person I am and what I hold true to myself. I might have slipped up a lot, especially this past year but, without those experiences I would not be the person I am supposed to be. I truly believe everything that happens in your life has some sort of purpose; the people you meet, the places you go, the mistakes you make, they are all apart of something so much bigger that is taking place. I know that in time I will change again, always evolving into what I am supposed to be doing in this life. I know that once I am at the end of my life I will be able to look back and laugh at the good times, cry from the pain, but most importantly smile at all of the memories.

This is your life. You are living it every single day and we take that so much for granted. I challenge you to take a look at your heart and take a look at who you are. Are you happy with yourself? Are you where you want to be? And if the answer is no, change it before life flies by you like a brisk winter breeze, leaving you cold and lost.