Beautiful Beginnings

Beautiful Beginnings

While reflecting on my life currently, my mind couldn’t stop focusing on all of the endings ahead of us. The year is coming to a close, the first semester is nearly over, and classes are ending. At this time, I often think about how I made use of my time in each of these areas and if I did the most I could to make each of these chapters in my life worthwhile.

In my personal life, I have to say, that over these past few months I have made some closer friends than I did in all four years of high school. Even through harder times, when I am anxious or not feeling myself, I know that if I ever need anything I can always count on these people in my life to support and love me. These people make it even harder to see this small chapter of my life end, because it means not seeing them everyday and that time is going by faster than I had expected.

This doesn’t have to be a scary thought though. When I thought about it more, I realized that, even though so many things are ending, and time is moving fast, with every ending there is a new beginning. With every closed door, there is another that opens. With this mindset, I am able to look forward to so many more fun, crazy, and amazing adventures I will have with these people in my life.

Finding the positives in these endings, is not only encouraging, but it is essential for moving forward through life. Things will change and end, but with a hopeful vision for the future, you are able to go through these times with a clear, wishful, and positive mindset.

I hope that during these seasons in your life, when you are overwhelmed with all of the changes happening or are saddened by all of the endings, that you will focus on all that you have ahead of you. Be brave and be bold. Take the next chapter in your life, and make it worth flipping the page.

The poem I have included is entitled, “Beautifully Foolish Expectation”.

Allow yourself to be

foolishly consumed

with a captivating sense of wonder,

a glimpse of hope

met with a flicker of promise,

to be recompensed

for the wrongs absorbed,

to be filled

with a newfound bliss.

Dream of this

when you close your eyes

know the road ahead

is adorned with clear skies.