Dear Reader, I appreciate your time in having gotten this far. I know that a great deal of my writing seems to be somewhat mundane, and in fact, a great deal of it is, but I have a firm no-revision policy. Which is to say, I make it a point to write as I think, and write what I'm thinking, and never second-guess or doubt those thoughts. What all of this means is, I almost never have any clue what I am going to write about until I'm actually writing it. The epiphanies, ideas, and philosophies that I come across as I write in this blog are just as fresh and new to me when I write them as they are to you, as you read them. So please, bear with me. Thank you.
Now then: After Carmen, I returned to my Aunt's house in Berkeley Heights, arriving at about 2am, just as they were getting ready to head to bed. I slept on their futon, and woke up to a house that would eventually fill to the point of near-bursting with 3 aunts, 4 cousins, 2 uncles, 1 neighbor and enough food to feed 15. In that house, one could find coffee, family, conversation, and all of the finest things in life. It was an amazing way to spend my last day in Jersey, and I'm glad that I got to see everyone for the last time before I returned home.
The flights back were long, and tiresome, and while I was fortunate enough to sleep for all 3 of them, and while my layovers were graciously short, the trek was still quite long, and I was glad to be home after all. It was only then that I was able to properly reflect on things that I had learned in Jersey, and decisions that I had made.
First, there is something to be said for waking up early, making a pot of coffee, having a bagel, reading the news, and getting ready for one's day in a leisurely fashion. It is a habit that has stuck with me thus far, and one that I will do everything in my power to perpetuate. Waking up at 8 is not at all difficult if you don't stay up until 3, like an asshole, and it only takes 10 minutes to make breakfast, so why not?
Second, being prepared for the coming day is not as difficult a goal as I once thought it to be. Forethought and planning have never been my strong suits, and so I am glad that I have actually bothered to take the time, as I've found the whole experience to be very rewarding. I've been at class early, with all required textbooks, and a lunch packed, every day so far. Here's to another 80 days just like that.
Third, and perhaps finally, I have seen firsthand just how....venomous people can be sometimes, even when they don't intend to be. To that end, I have decided to put an end to any gossiping in my presence. I will not tolerate anyone talking about anyone else behind that person's back anymore, and I hope to stop that unfortunate act in my own life as well. So, there we are. That's what I've come up with. Here's to giving things a new go, and treating my holiday/trip to Jersey as a chance to step back from life, and get back into the ring with a renewed sense of conviction to get things right.
QOTD:
"And we should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once. And we should call every truth false which was not accompanied by at least one laugh." - Friedrich Nietzsche
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