Don't Blink

                As this semester begins to come to a close, I realize just how quickly everything goes by in college. Within the blink of an eye, your life speeds by. My advice to you, DON’T BLINK. Not literally of course, but really think about it. Stop and smell the roses, don’t take everything for granted, live your life.

                Looking back at my first semester here at Southern, I really did enjoy my time here.  I am happy with the choices and friends I made, and also the work I did. While trying to see if I met the goals I set for myself this semester, something occurred to me. I don’t care.  It may seem like an awful thing to say, but it’s the truth. I really don’t care about the goals I set for myself or the work I’ve done, which explains why maybe they didn’t get acted upon. From now on, the one goal that I will act on is to start caring. No one is here to push me to do my assignments. No one cares if I fail out. I need to start caring about my work so I can get somewhere in life. Other than my lack of concern for my academic grades, I feel as if this semester I have succeeded in other ways. I made new friends, put myself out there, and reevaluated some of my thought processes. Of course with these successes come setbacks as well. Procrastination, ADHD, bad choices, and laziness are all included. The important thing is to find a way to cope with all these diversions in order to stay on my path to success.

                For the semesters to come, it is important that I keep up with my work, but it is also equally important to me that I enjoy and live my life. Schoolwork will always be there, but you’re only young once, and tomorrow is promised to no one. You need to live it up. My advice to you? Be smart, make choices that will benefit your life, and in the words of Kenny Chesney, “Years go faster than you think, so don’t blink.”