A Kid Again
-- Life is too short to wake up in the morning with regrets. So love the people who treat you right, forget about the ones who don't and believe that everything happens for a reason. If you get a chance, take it. If it changes your life, let it. Nobody said that it would be easy, they just promised it would be worth it. --So, it's time for another update. It's been a fairly easy week for me- I haven't had to work very much, so I've been spending lots of time with friends and family. I've been thinking a lot about life, and what it was like when I was a child. I miss those days a lot and have so many great childhood memories. When I think about my life now and how much has changed, I'm completely blown away. It's crazy to think about how I've changed as a person, the people I've met throughout my life, the new things I'm having to think about (like school, my own place, dating, money etc). What I miss most about being a child is how easy things were. I mean, kids are so carefree and they know how to be silly and have fun. Nowadays, I find that adults are so caught up in their everyday tasks and duties, that they just don't know how to have fun anymore. The scary thing is that I've found myself turning into that. I've been so busy with work and everything else, that I'm not spending enough time with the people I care about or doing the things I used to enjoy.
Back in the day, I was such an adventurous child and so full of life. I remember when I was a kid, I was so fascinated with animals and I wanted to be the next Crocodile Hunter (I actually probably wasn't that young because his shows didn't start until 1997). I know this is so sad, but I honestly loved that man lol, and when people would ask me who my hero was I'd say, "Steve Irwin all the way" LOL. When we went camping one year, Zac and I decided to go on a walk and check out different campsites. On the way we noticed that there were people pointing at the road and screaming. So, I went to check things out and sure enough there was a fairly big snake. Of course, I did not understand at all why people were so scared about a snake. I mean, after watching countless episodes of Crocodile Hunter and hearing him tell us that "snakes aren't evil" over and over again, I started to believe that. Anyway, long story short, I went over there and picked it up (just like Steve would), and was going to put it back in the forest, but then Zac grabbed my arm and made me drop the snake. Clearly that was an extremely stupid thing to do, but at the time I felt like I was doing the right thing. When I think about it now, I know I would never do that kind of thing today. The point I'm trying to make is that why can't we be carefree like that? Why can't we go out and be adventurous- be silly for a day.
Lately I've been so stressed with everything and I've had so much to think about that I'm not really fun anymore. Even though I'm an "adult" now, I still think it's important to let loose and be silly. For a while I've been so caught up with everything else that I kind of forgot how to do that. When did life become so stressful? Now, I'm having to think about university, money, buying a car, getting my own place, my relationships with other people... the list goes on. I mean, the other day I ran into an old high school friend and they told me that they were engaged! Then he asked me if I was thinking about marriage and if I was seeing anyone. The whole time I was thinking, 'marriage? Are you kidding me? That's the last thing on my mind right now'. Sometimes I have so much on my mind, I worry that my brain might start to malfunction or just explode into a million pieces. A week ago I also had someone ask me what was wrong with me, and wanted to know what happened to me to make me so stressed. I couldn't really come up with a good answer, so I simply said "life happened." He replied saying, "Autumn, you know what your problem is? You don't do what you want to do." That really got me thinking and all of a sudden things started to make sense. For so long I've been thinking about how awesome it would be to just forget about all of life's problems and be free again. So, the next day I went on a walk and it looked like it might rain so I brought an umbrella. About 5 minutes into my walk, it started pouring, but instead of getting my umbrella out I decided to walk the rest of the way in the rain. I was like, what the heck, who needs an umbrella (I never do stuff like this by the way lol)? I didn't have a care in the world, and it felt like the world and everything in my mind just got kind of quiet. I came home soaking wet but I didn't care- the walk was so refreshing and it was exactly what I needed.
The point is-- life is too short to be stressed out all the time. It's important for us to set some time aside, and be a kid again. Forget about work, forget about your problems, don't worry about the people who couldn't give a crap about you because they're not important anyway, and try not to stress about what tomorrow may bring. Spend some time with your loved ones, put on your rubber boots and go splash in puddles, or better yet, take a risk and pick up a snake:p
** ENJOY LIFE WHILE YOU CAN**
On a side note, if you like listening to songs with acoustic guitars and male singers, then you must listen to these songs-- they're amazing. Definitely check them out.
Syd Matters- Hello Sunshine
Rain City- Turin Brakes
Death Cab for Cutie- A Lack of Colour
Bell X1 Eve- The Apple of my Eye
Sufjan Stevens- To Be Alone with You
Back in the day, I was such an adventurous child and so full of life. I remember when I was a kid, I was so fascinated with animals and I wanted to be the next Crocodile Hunter (I actually probably wasn't that young because his shows didn't start until 1997). I know this is so sad, but I honestly loved that man lol, and when people would ask me who my hero was I'd say, "Steve Irwin all the way" LOL. When we went camping one year, Zac and I decided to go on a walk and check out different campsites. On the way we noticed that there were people pointing at the road and screaming. So, I went to check things out and sure enough there was a fairly big snake. Of course, I did not understand at all why people were so scared about a snake. I mean, after watching countless episodes of Crocodile Hunter and hearing him tell us that "snakes aren't evil" over and over again, I started to believe that. Anyway, long story short, I went over there and picked it up (just like Steve would), and was going to put it back in the forest, but then Zac grabbed my arm and made me drop the snake. Clearly that was an extremely stupid thing to do, but at the time I felt like I was doing the right thing. When I think about it now, I know I would never do that kind of thing today. The point I'm trying to make is that why can't we be carefree like that? Why can't we go out and be adventurous- be silly for a day.
Lately I've been so stressed with everything and I've had so much to think about that I'm not really fun anymore. Even though I'm an "adult" now, I still think it's important to let loose and be silly. For a while I've been so caught up with everything else that I kind of forgot how to do that. When did life become so stressful? Now, I'm having to think about university, money, buying a car, getting my own place, my relationships with other people... the list goes on. I mean, the other day I ran into an old high school friend and they told me that they were engaged! Then he asked me if I was thinking about marriage and if I was seeing anyone. The whole time I was thinking, 'marriage? Are you kidding me? That's the last thing on my mind right now'. Sometimes I have so much on my mind, I worry that my brain might start to malfunction or just explode into a million pieces. A week ago I also had someone ask me what was wrong with me, and wanted to know what happened to me to make me so stressed. I couldn't really come up with a good answer, so I simply said "life happened." He replied saying, "Autumn, you know what your problem is? You don't do what you want to do." That really got me thinking and all of a sudden things started to make sense. For so long I've been thinking about how awesome it would be to just forget about all of life's problems and be free again. So, the next day I went on a walk and it looked like it might rain so I brought an umbrella. About 5 minutes into my walk, it started pouring, but instead of getting my umbrella out I decided to walk the rest of the way in the rain. I was like, what the heck, who needs an umbrella (I never do stuff like this by the way lol)? I didn't have a care in the world, and it felt like the world and everything in my mind just got kind of quiet. I came home soaking wet but I didn't care- the walk was so refreshing and it was exactly what I needed.
The point is-- life is too short to be stressed out all the time. It's important for us to set some time aside, and be a kid again. Forget about work, forget about your problems, don't worry about the people who couldn't give a crap about you because they're not important anyway, and try not to stress about what tomorrow may bring. Spend some time with your loved ones, put on your rubber boots and go splash in puddles, or better yet, take a risk and pick up a snake:p
** ENJOY LIFE WHILE YOU CAN**
On a side note, if you like listening to songs with acoustic guitars and male singers, then you must listen to these songs-- they're amazing. Definitely check them out.
Syd Matters- Hello Sunshine
Rain City- Turin Brakes
Death Cab for Cutie- A Lack of Colour
Bell X1 Eve- The Apple of my Eye
Sufjan Stevens- To Be Alone with You
posted by Autumn at 9:09 AM
2 Comments:
Thanks for writing this.
10:53 AM
No problem! Just out of curiousity, do I know you?
4:26 AM
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