Twenty-something creative giving you big-sister advice.
What happens when every day feels like a chore? When you can’t bring yourself to pinpoint one moment of happiness in your days. When every day feels like you’re simply going through the motions and you look back and can’t figure out when you had a genuine smile instead of the fake one that’s constantly plastered on your face to stop others from asking questions.
There’s people you haven’t seen in months or even years but still feel that close connection. There are people you saw yesterday but don’t have much of a relationship with. There are people who you look up to and ask for advice and people who see you in that very position.
remember when you were young and relished in young adult romance novels where the boy and girl fall in love but then something tears them …
These last few weeks have certainly been a whirlwind of emotions. From the first whist of cold autumn air, to all the Back to School! promotional e-newsletters I’ve been getting, that September feeling of the summer ending and students returning to school is unavoidable.
So last week I attended my convocation at Western University and it weirdly made me feel all types of ways. Reflecting back on my four years of university, I can confidently say that I’m definitely a different person from who I was when I entered Saugeen-Maitland Hall.
In the past year, I’ve definitely seen myself try to tackle my goals and resolutions, with one of my top goals being to find balance and “get my life together.” However, I’ve realized through this process that balance is a truly difficult goal to achieve in life and may not even be an attainable life goal.