Food for thought

I’ve been dwelling on this for the last 6 months. With university being one of the biggest changes you will ever have in your life, I think the time surrounding that change is critical.

I was rejected from all four universities that I applied for in the UK. It was definitely painful, I can tell you that much. But it really gave me space. For the last four years people have obsessed with what they’re going to do at uni and in the future. I was one of those people. For the first time, I was given the freedom to do WHATEVER the hell I wanted. Grades permitted, I could do anything I wanted for the first 6 months of 2015, and that is exactly what I am going to do.

I am pursuing that 6+ yearlong dream of becoming a ski instructor. Skiing for straight 4 months in one of the most beautiful places on the planet, Whistler, BC. Then exploring around Japan, the roots of my ancestry and Australia, a new country and continent. I could not be more excited. Yes, I had to accept I failed the people around me and myself when I didn’t get into vet school initially, but I am now figuring out what I want to do.

I met a girl, 20 y/o, in the summer who was telling me how she hasn't gone to uni yet. She made the bold decision not to go straight to uni after school just cause everyone else was. Working, travelling, exploring and then deciding on what to study is so much better than rushing into uni, not knowing what you want to do (I'm not dumping on people who do that cause why not get a great education early on, it can work for some!). I seriously respected her for that, as it was rather unconventional. Anyways, slight divergence.

Another thing is surrounding yourself with people that love and appreciate you. I am not the preaching type, I am not religious (do not have anything against religion. Go faith!), but I do believe in the power of love. Immerse yourself in a group of people who motivate you, respect you and make you smile. It can change your perspective on life. Having left school, I am only seeing my best friends and people I know will have a positive effect on me. Friendship is not about speaking to someone everyday or making contact on a frequent basis, but being able to see him or her after two months and still: laugh till you pee a little bit, cry about a boy or girl, sit in silence with them and in some cases cuddle and fall asleep together. Whoever and whatever the circumstance, they should be sending you positive vibes because you don’t need someone who is going to bring you down and rain on your parade. These people who float in with negative thoughts, judgemental words are not awful people, they are just people who need to re-find their path.

Be selfish for once and love yourself before others, reinvent yourself or reevaluate who and what really matter to you.

-E ॐ

"Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people" - Eleonor Roosevelt