At this moment I am in DC and loving every minute of it! I work in a Head Quarters, I live with friends that have become more like family, and I have no idea where I'll be in a month and a half. What more can I ask for?! Well, there's a lot I can ask for... like more hours in a day... Or maybe more time with loved ones... Or just not having to worry about the future and to just live in the moment. Actually scratch that last one because I'm trying to do that one as I write.
Living in the moment... How? To tell you the truth I have no idea what that phrase refers to! It differs with every person you talk to. To some people it means to not plan for the future, others believe it's for the future, and then there's me. My belief is to ignore that dooming feeling of the future, the nagging remembrance of the past, and the anxiety of the present. I am simply living. I work on the weekdays and relax on the weekends. I wakeup early and go to sleep late. Whenever I leave the elevator I say "Have a good day." to whom ever is still on it. Whenever I see a child, I smile. Whenever I make eye contact with a stranger, I nod and smile. Whenever I see a dog, I want to pet it. Whenever I think of my home, I smile. It's all of these moments that I live day by day with.
These past few weeks have been a mixture of the "make it or break it" and "best time" moments. One weekend my team and I are cutting down invasive species in Virginia and the next weekend I'm visiting some old friends. Last weekend we volunteered at an adoption day for puppies and my heart swelled up at the sight of those dogs. This weekend I relaxed with my team and went into DC to see a Blue Grass show with a friend. But most importantly I served this weekend. I served a place called SOME(So Others Might Eat). This organization is one that will forever have a place in my heart. It's odd because I have only been there twice. But this place has special meaning to me. SOME is a place that does it all, and for all the right reasons. Their goal is to be out of business... because that means no one is hungry.... how beautiful is that?! As soon as you walk into the place you can feel the caring, loving, serving attitude of all the workers. It's contagious. It's this kind of feeling that I search for. To be able to make an impact on someone, even if I don't realize that I have, this is the reason of my being.
"We came to break the bad
We came to cheer the sad
We came to leave behind the world a better way"
Thank you all for being very patient with my long pause between this post and the last!!! Hopefully I can update sometime next week after I get back from Philly(I get to see my oldest brother and his band!!) and before I go to NYC(visiting an old friend!!) ! Once again thank you all and please comment. write, message, call!!! Love you and miss you all!!!
My name tag from two years ago at SOME.
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Sunday!!! She was my favorite!
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This was the night of my birthday!
Night with some of my girls!!
These past few weeks have been a mixture of the "make it or break it" and "best time" moments. One weekend my team and I are cutting down invasive species in Virginia and the next weekend I'm visiting some old friends. Last weekend we volunteered at an adoption day for puppies and my heart swelled up at the sight of those dogs. This weekend I relaxed with my team and went into DC to see a Blue Grass show with a friend. But most importantly I served this weekend. I served a place called SOME(So Others Might Eat). This organization is one that will forever have a place in my heart. It's odd because I have only been there twice. But this place has special meaning to me. SOME is a place that does it all, and for all the right reasons. Their goal is to be out of business... because that means no one is hungry.... how beautiful is that?! As soon as you walk into the place you can feel the caring, loving, serving attitude of all the workers. It's contagious. It's this kind of feeling that I search for. To be able to make an impact on someone, even if I don't realize that I have, this is the reason of my being.
"We came to break the bad
We came to cheer the sad
We came to leave behind the world a better way"
Thank you all for being very patient with my long pause between this post and the last!!! Hopefully I can update sometime next week after I get back from Philly(I get to see my oldest brother and his band!!) and before I go to NYC(visiting an old friend!!) ! Once again thank you all and please comment. write, message, call!!! Love you and miss you all!!!
SOMESOMESunday!!! She was my favorite!MLK ISP