LIVE /LOVE/ LIFE
Photo taken by: Hilary Norton
Written by: Kandace Campbell
you ever
the middle the night first thing the morning
to
this it?”
D ohave, manywake upOfincourse, we’reofthankful fororanother dayinbut routine canand say feelyourself, “Is not living Gosh, I know I
times.
often
like we’re
or experiencing
life to the fullest. So now what, right? I supposed the real question should be, what do you want to do with your life? We’re
all guaranteed a limitednumber of days on this earth, and though I can’t say with absolute certainty just how many that is,
I do know that expiration dates are non-negotiable. So what if you knew your expiration date? What if you woke up every
morning or in the middle of the night to check your expiration calendar? What if you knew the exact date and time you
were to expire, minus the gory details, of course? But what if you knew? How would that effect you? What would you do
differently? Would you start living out your life the way you really wanted? Or would you plan only for the days you had
left? What do you want out of life? What mark do you hope to leave upon the world? What do you hope people will
remember you by or do you even want to be remembered?
that happiness is the key life.
statement.
I ’ve heardus walk around aimlessly intosorrowI believe wholeheartedly in this smile and a So
many of
and regret hidden beneath a
pound of makeup, all because we’re not happy or living the life we really want to lead. Do
you remember the most famous question asked to all of us by the time we hit kindergarten? What do you want to be when you grow up? Has it changed? Did you really
become the doctor, lawyer, firefighter, ballet dancer, artist, and inventor or are you Jane
or John Doe in accounting during the day and painting mini Picasso's at night? Or are you
Jack or Jill, the engineering major, when you’d much rather be in theater
what I
get one life to live. It’s yours
B ut this is that cansay to you, you onlyWe are responsible for our ownand yours alone. You are the
only one
make you happy.
lives. Whatever we want,
whatever we need, it’s up to us. I challenge you this issue to write down what you truly want out
of life and what you truly hope to accomplish. Then I want you to write down what’s holding you
back. Compare the two. Then ask yourself why? Why are you allowing the obstacle to exist? Move
it! Then hightail it to the land of happiness and greatness. It’s in us all. I want to see you truly shine. I
can’t say that you won’t hit a few bumps in the road, a pot hole or two even, but get creative and
decide on today, who you want to be for the rest of your life. Be happy, at all cost. It’s worth it.
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