Take It Slow and Easy

One of my peers who is one of the oldest adults in one of my classes returning for another degree told me to take it easy and to take it slow.

I think that this morning by simply waking up and the taking the time to just appreciate just the small things make everything or just the whole day better.

So I've been trying a couple of things and experiments.

For about 1 week, I decided to wake up with negative thoughts such as, "Crap! I need more friggin sleep!" and the like or in really intense situations, "OMG! I HAVE TO GET UP! ****!" Yes I do cuss, but not intentionally. It's something I have to learn to stop doing and gradually learning to do.




For another week, I decided to wake up with a thankful prayer and find something to appreciate. Although the surrounding or the circumstances were not favorable such as like not getting enough sleep or not finishing up my homework or waking up late to class. That 10 seconds or even just 2 minutes to just slow down and be thankful made the whole rest of the day better.

Pretty interesting. :] Which option do I choose? Obviously the second one.

And because of that, I'm learning to change the way I think into more positive thoughts and it goes a long way. It's so so so easy to give into circumstances, but we always have a choice to think what we want to think.

And prior to the previous post, I realized that almost all universities are striving to push out their students because well because the college system is business. No wonder sometimes it feels like a sprint rather than a marathon. Everyone's trying to sprint for a degree and get out to get a job. Is that necessarily wise? Are we obtaining the skills and knowledge we need for our jobs? With five classes or even just four classes, it's hard to retain all the knowledge that I learned and even for most of the other people I've asked.

But with a thankful heart, I realized that I am truly truly blessed. Take the time to slow down and smell the roses.