So I've been kinda sick for the past two days but, being sick has made me ponder and rest for a bit ( and boy do I need some rest!) Also not going to lie sometimes its nice to be taken care of by your mom lol. So I started taking a look at a Birthday Book we keep in the house. It lists birthdays by day and it explains your advantages, disadvantages, tarot card sign, number you are ruled by, qualities you may have, people born on your birthday, and advice to live by.

For the most part the January 30th page(my bday) was very true about me. It explained that trust is essential to have any kind of relationship with me and that my biggest strength and my biggest weakness is my determination to succeed at my goals. Although I look at it as mostly a strength it has been a definite weakness in my life because if I am not trying to accomplish something I am not happy. What struck me which is why I am writing about this is the advice that was given to January 30th people. "Keeping one's eye on the goal does not preclude enjoying the surroundings." For me this advice really hit home . I realized that I do not enjoy my life fully if I am not focusing on achieving a goal.

And it got me thinking, that this is the prime time in my life where I absolutely can enjoy my surroundings. As college students we sometimes feel pressured to have an idea of what we want to do after college. Especially for any theatre majors or actors what goes through our mind is the question of "How the hell am I going to make a living after college?!" I am sure it has crossed everyone's mind! So my advice to theatre majors, everyone, and myself is to focus on the PRESENT, lets focus on what we want to do now and what we want to experience now. We can have a plan for the future, we can have a goal that we absolutely want to accomplish, but it is time to be more present about the NOW! And to enjoy yourself and the world around you! And it is the perfect time to do that it is summer, we don't have to think about studying for finals or any of that. July and August are the time where we can absolutely enjoy yourself and reflect.

So what I want to say is to enjoy your surroundings while focusing on your goal this summer and in your life in general! Take a moment and do something for yourself! This is the time where we have an excuse to fuck up sooo FUCK UP! FAIL SPECTACULARLY! OWN IT! Because these are the years where we are supposed to learn from our mistakes so go for it!


<3 Jessica