Perchance To Dream

Well, where to start?

The end of another year of college education. To think that this time two years ago I was just getting out of high school; a completely and totally different person. Then the crappy first year of college that almost caused some major decisions that gladly didn’t come to fruition. And now, my sophomore year.

Even since this time last year, I wasn’t the same as I am now. And maybe that’s normal. But I’m pretty sure the old me wouldn’t even recognize me today. I’ve finally broken out of my shell! I’ve made new friends that I never would have made without changing. I’ve learned to love the single life and appreciate it way more than being stuck in a bad relationship. I finally feel like I’m living life to the fullest and becoming the person I want to be. Why didn’t I do this sooner? Well, maybe it was God’s plan all along that I learn the hard way how to appreciate life, open up to people, and become (or at least start becoming) a better, happier person.

I’m truly sad that school is over. I feel like Harry Potter, where Hogwarts is his true home, where he is happiest. Now, don’t get me wrong, I love my real home. But, the atmosphere of being on my own, worrying about just me, getting to learn everything I want from any book I can get my hands on: that’s what I love.

Aristotle believed that happiness is not a feeling or a sensation or any emotional state. Happiness is fulfilling your full potential, being all that you can be, blooming and flourishing into the best version of You that You can muster. I feel like I’m finally on the road to doing that. I may have only just begun the journey, but I know I’ll get there.