"Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant."
Robert Louis Stevenson

I found this quote very interesting and applicable to my current situation. As I start to finish up my time in college, I have been spending a lot of time thinking about my future. I sometimes feel that I not moving as fast as I should be. My life hasn't taken me to where I thought I would be by now. In a year or so I will be graduating and will looking for a full-time job and I still don't know what I want to do with the rest of my life. But I forget that life is not instantaneous or what we expect it to be. Just because I haven't met all my goals, doesn't mean that I'm unsuccessful.  

Too often we are impatient and can't wait to watch our dreams become a reality. I find myself sometimes longing for the day when I can have the stable and established career I want  This preoccupation with the future can distract you from what's happening in the present moment. Maybe I need to spend more time enjoying the ride instead of  worrying about the destination.

While its important to make plans for the future and be ambitious, I feel that I need to take a cue from Robert Louis Stevenson and take it one step at a time. Before I can get what I want, I need to allow myself time to grow. Putting pressure on myself will not help me get what I want. I am planting my seeds now and they need time and space to thrive.

If there is anyone out there who feels the same as me, I hope you consider giving yourself a break. Even though you may not have the ideal job or you have no clue as to what you want to do with the rest of your life, I hope you can allow yourself to enjoy the journey and not agnoize over what you should do or what will come in the future. This also reminds me of the famous quote that I think we should take to heart.

“Life is a journey, not a destination.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson

An Inspiring Thought

Waking up on such to such a beautiful, warm day in Februrary has encouraged me to appreciate my life. Too often I find myself rushing through the day, trying to complete every task, every job without even opening my eyes to the beauty life gives us. While there are important responsibilities we have in this world, I can't help but feel that I've forgotten how to enjoy my life. Happiness is too important to be squandered on stress and tension.

I know its a little late to be making New Year's resolutions and frankly, I feel they are pretty useless since almost no one sticks to them, but I have decided to devote more time to enjoying all the pleausures in life that I have so often taken for granted. I need to recognize all the good things life gives me and to be grateful for all the wonderful people and moments I that have. It may sound cliche and its been done before, but I feel enjoying life is too important to ignore. I hope that everyone takes note of something beautiful in their life today.

Let me introduce myself. My name is Valerie. And this is my first experience writing my very own blog. The reason I have started this is because I am currently a student at West Chester University and for one of my classes the professor assigned us all to write blogs.

I am very excited because I see this opportunity as a new adventure for me as a hopeful writer. I have never before written anything for the public to view.  Even though its a little scary to present your thoughts and ideas to anyone out there on the web, which could potentially set myself up for harsh criticism from others, I do hope that this blog will contribute to my growth as a writer.

I also hope that I will be able to learn from other bloggers out there. Reading what others have to say could open my mind to new ways of thinking and seeing the world.  And if I want to be a good writer, I have to take a look around me to what is happening and get acquainted with many different philosophies. I hope to embark on adventures and write about my experiences and in order to do this I will need to take a step forward.  This will be my first step.

So I hope the viewers of this blog will enjoy my thoughts, ideas, and overall observations on life. Just keep in mind that I am new to blogging community so bare with me if I stumble a bit.
I found this quote and hope that it will keep me motivated in both my writing and in life.

Get it down. Take chances. It may be bad, but it's the only way you can do anything really good.

- William Faulkner