Twenty-Four Hours
“Every morning, when we ake up, we have twenty-four brand new hours to live. What a precious gift! We have capacity to live in a way that these twenty-four hours will bring peace, joy, and happiness to ourselves and others. Peace is present right here and now, in ourselves and in everything we do and see. The question is whether or not we are in touch with it. We don’t have to travel far away to enjoy the blue sky. We don’t have to leave our city or even our neighborhood to enjoy the eyes of a beautiful child. Even the air we breathe can be a source of joy.”
-Thich Nhat Han
2:55 a.m.
[Disclaimer: This post might be boring. You have been warned!]
That time up there is the time I began this post on Sunday morning while sitting on the leather couch my den with the TV on that I'm not really watching. I should be in my mother's room sleeping [I no longer have a room in Los Angeles...] because I am supposed to be at church at 7 a.m. which I am seriously contemplating. I may just skip this Sunday. **okay... just talked to mommy cause she woke up and walked into the den and she said she's not gonna go to church so that means I no longer feel obligated to go. ha!** My sleep cycle is off right now, possibly because I took a 3 hour sleep after a long day of shopping, which was very successful! I have two more gifts to get by Friday which I think will be manageable.
RECAP!
On Friday my high school had their 2nd Annual Alumni Day. It was nice seeing a few of my classmates but honestly, I was a bit disappointed with the outcome of the day. As alum, we were there to talk to the students about life after graduation and such. I felt like they were hearing us, but not listening and absorbing everything we were telling them. I know I made a difference in at least one student's day though. I had class with a current 12th grader when I was a 12th grader ::Awwwww. Memories!!:: and she came up to me after the formal part of the agenda. I gave her some tips and such. The fact that she came up to me and wanted to know more about my experience was very empowering. Friday night was chill time with the hun bun! :) Chick-fil-A & movie night at his pad. I learned a lot that night.
EXAMPLE: Do not unlock my car, put all my stuff down (including my keys) and close the door. It will lock!! Thank God for AAA and for Derrick being hella calm about the situation cause if I was alone I would have freaked out!
Saturday brought about quality time with the best mother in the world and my favorite pass time, shopping!! Strolling through the mall, I passed by GameStop and had to bust a U-turn. I saw one of my 4th grade (and middle school) classmates that had a crush on me. He is doing well. I hadn't seen him since 8th grade graduation so it was really good seeing him. He's getting it in too, heading to Julliard in Fall (this gave me some hope about my generation). I also hung out with my best friend. Yay!! Jokes!! Even though she pisses me off sometimes, I love her! While out with Jazz, I saw one of my favorite '09 grads. She is also doing well and we will be connecting very soon!! Networking is wonderful!!
PRESENT TIME
I am really enjoying my break. Since I'm on the quarter system, I only get 3 weeks off for break. My first week is already gone. Time flies when you're having fun, right? uhmm. It is currently 3:44 a.m. and I'm still in the same place. Ha! Starting to get tired. Before I go though... I'd like to leave you with this...
"I believe in pink. I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing, kissing a lot. I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day and I believe in miracles."
— Audrey Hepburn
I feel like this is my current state of mind.
I saw this quote over at Growth By Test Tube. Blog is pretty dope. Check it out!!
Gone.
>> Monday, December 14, 2009
"They claim you never know what you got til it's gone. I know what I got. I don't know what y'all on."
-Kanye West ["Gone" from Late Registration]
I definitely feel Kanye on this one. With everything in life, really. I have been trying to take a moment out of each day to appreciate everything good. (side story: my pastor at my home church talked about how when someone is between a rock and a hard place, they still have something to be thankful for---their working mind which allowed them to know they were in between that rock and that hard place) But at this current moment, I'm thinking on relationships. I feel like I have some of the greatest friends on earth. My family is supportive. Life is just really enjoyable right now because of all the positive energy around me.
In this post though, I will be focusing on "romantic" relationships. I have seen people go through failed relationship after failed relationship (some of them really toxic). I have had my share of relationships---4 in the past 5.5 years. But through it all, my friends always seem to look at me as the girl that gets the good guys---the smart and sometimes athletic ones that have something going on in their life. Looking back, I could not agree more (and I would like to thank God for not sending me any guys that ended up being buttholes or deadbeats and not allowing me to give any of the aforementioned that showed their true colors from the jump a chance---insert serenity prayer here). My past relationships all ended for a reason---some more petty than others but that's beyond the point at the moment---and I learned from them all.
For the moment though, I want to take the time out to say I know that I have something good with Derrick. I would never want to be that girl that does not realize that until it's over (knocks on wood). This morning my grandma said, "Seems like you have a really nice boyfriend". I smiled cause I know it's the truth. We're on the same page about most things (besides food preferences. lol. smh). We can play thumb wars, act silly and just feel comfortable around each other despite the kind of short time of knowing each other. It's crazy to me that I had been looking all summer for someone to call my lover and when I stopped, there you were. Didn't know that, did you?
On another note, Kanye also said, "If you admire [or insert any other warm word here] somebody, you should go 'head tell 'em. People never get the flowers while they can still smell them."
Okay, I'm almost done. Appreciate what you got, ladies and gents!! There's a reason why you gave him or her a chance. Reflect on that.
Peace & Mucho Love,
D
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