Good evening, and Happy [Thank God It's Throwback] Thursday! The work/school week is just about over for most of us, and I hope that it's been treating you all well. This week's post is going to be reminiscent of a diary entry (what else is new) so bare with me. Let me start off with my recent hiccup: my work-study position on campus being temporarily revoked. The news of my "unemployment" was delivered to me today and to be quite honest, I'm ambivalent about my feelings toward it. You see even in the midst of this unfortunate circumstance, I recently picked up another job, which is none other but a blessing from the G.O.A.T God himself. So in a sense, one door closed while another one opened *praise hands emoji*. As I sat there taking the news in, I couldn't help but travel back into Nostalgia Land to a time when I didn't even have to worry about having one or two jobs just to get by. The only cares I had in the world could simply be deduced to whether I was going to get home in time to catch a new episode of That's So Raven or Lizzie McGuire, whether I was going to have PB&J for lunch or a cardboard pizza slice from the cafeteria, or whether I was going to climb the monkey bars at recess time or not. Simply put, I didn't have to worry about anything besides being a damn kid and enjoying that temporary luxury. I remember the times when I used to say to myself, "I can't wait to grow up! I can't wait to grow up!", and now I often catch myself saying, "Can I go back to being 7 years old again? When I didn't have to worry about the miscellaneous bills and shit that are on my plate?!". But, like any eternal optimist, I remind myself of this time period in my life of that awkward "being-considered-an-adult-by-law-age-but-not-feeling-like-I'm-adult-enough" stage is temporary, as such as that temporary luxury of being 7 and carefree. I constantly remind myself that in order to get to where I want to be, I have to overcome the obstacles that appear along the journey. So no, I won't go home and cry about what I endured today or what I may encounter in the future. No, I won't just "give up" and let life continue on without me; I WILL grasp Life by the horns and ride it out as it goes on, and on, and on, gaining more resiliency as it flows. |
Author23 years old. Aspiring Social Media Consultant/Manager. Mass Communications major at Norfolk State University. Lover of God, food, wine. and good times. Archives
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