7/31/2013 0 Comments A Road InvisibleDespite that I have had something on my mind for awhile, I did not think I could share it until now.
Now, I am a college graduate. For the past several months, my mind has been captivated by a gravel path that represents the rest of my life, or at least the next few years of my life. That path is not clear but blurry, not well-paved but incredibly cluttered and surrounded by inevitable dust. Before I get too carried away with my metaphor, I will state that I have felt captured by the fact that as a college graduate, I do not know what my future will look like. Sure, I have some idea of it--I know that I want to take a year off before I apply to the Christie's Masters Program in NY (or London, still must decide on the location). I know that I want to spend the next year growing intellectually and emotionally through internships and/or a full-time job. I know that I want to spend the year also by spending more quality time with my family, since school always got in the way of my making time for them. However, we all know that life is unpredictable and that it can sometimes take you to places you would never think of. I don't mean to make this sound negative, in fact I think it's positive! It is exciting to not know where you're going; and at the same time, we have the comfort of knowing that as long as one is always honest with him/herself and makes the right choices, they will be in the place they were meant to be. There is a part of me that's scared and that wishes the gravel path wasn't so blurred into the rest of the ground. But, part of life's beauty is knowing that you have the power to grab all the sticks and rocks you can to try and clarify that path, and that the gusts of wind will collaborate with you to naturally help make the path look the way it is meant. Again, I notice myself getting carried away by the path metaphor, so I will finish this blog post with a striking quote that relates to the topic, and with the hope that you have understood what I was elaborating :) : "We are glorious accidents of an unpredictable process with no drive to complexity, not the expected results of evolutionary principles that yearn to produce a creature capable of understanding the mode of its own necessary construction." ~Stephen Jay Gould Have a lovely (and pleasantly surprising) day! ~~MC
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7/16/2013 0 Comments Run!As you are walking along the gravel at the park, gently but slightly assertively pushing the ground behind you with each step and letting it become your past, you feel a surge that screams none other than "Start running!" What do you do? Run, of course!
There is something extraordinary about getting such a message that comes only from within yourself; and, with that, something irreplaceable about the epiphany you experience that you cannot ignore the voice that is speaking. When I was walking yesterday at Greenlake Park, I was enjoying the green and blue scenery around me (it's July, thus the time of year in Seattle where we get the rare and extremely treasured sunny days!); but then suddenly, the voice in me told me to start jogging. While thinking to myself that this was the most random thing ever unless my instincts were telling me that a man was running towards me from behind with a knife, I would also be reminded that it is always good to listen to your gut. For instance, if I didn't start jogging, I would have felt less challenged as a person wanting to get in better shape; I then would have been less likely to gain the confidence I did once I had started running--because during yesterday's trip to the park, I ended up jogging nonstop for one and a half miles (which probably doesn't sound like much to those who are highly athletic, but it was quite a big step for me!). Such a pleasant surprise is a treat for me. And, many more pleasant surprises will come when you follow your instincts. ~~MC |
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