It feels like
feels like a coming of age.
- Foster the People, Coming of Age
My ultimate goal for my time here is to come of age, while learning to love the skies I'm under. This concept really involves coming into myself, and loving the person I'm becoming. College is the time to grow up and make a place for yourself in the world; that's what I see myself doing here. More than anything, I want to enjoy the role I create.
However, these are mostly abstract ideas. Because I know the question "What do you see yourself doing at OU?" was meant more realistically, I'll answer that as well.
I love volunteering. Honestly, I feel like we should all give back to Norman, because they're providing us with a home for four of the most important years of our lives. I want to make my mark on my school and my community through my volunteerism. I also want to began paving the way for my future. To do this, I want to get involved with the College of Communication, and the Law School. In fact, there's an open house next week that I'm really looking forward to.
Some Kind of Spirit
Some Kind of Spirit
Oh Mickey, you're so fine
you're so fine you blow my mind,
hey Mickey!
- Toni Basil, Mickey
If I could do anything here at OU, regardless of ability, it would be cheer. I was a cheerleader in high school, and I loved it. I didn't enjoy every aspect of it, but at the end of the day, it was the one thing I did that was entirely for me. It made me happy. I wasn't the best dancer, and I didn't have the highest toe touch, but I did have the most spirit. Like I said, cheering made me happy, and that happiness always shone through. Now that that outlet is gone, I miss it.
The Most Important Investments
Where you invest your love,
you invest your life.
- Mumford and Sons, Awake My Soul
Honestly, I don't even feel bad about reusing this lyric. Its meaning is universally applicable. In this case, it relates to interests. The things we're interested become our lives, and we ought to live lives we're proud of. For me, those interests are passions. I'm passionate about Christ, my family, children, communicating and relating to others, and coming to the aid of those who otherwise can't defend themselves. Overall, I think I've done a great job of acting on those interests here. I've started attending a wonderful church, I visit home when I can, I work with children daily, and I'm pursuing studies relevant to Law and Communications.
Goals for Getting There
There's a dream in the future;
there's a struggle that we have yet to win.
- Queen Latifah, I Know Where I've Been
Several blogs ago, I listed some goals to aid in loving the skies I'm under. Essentially, they were to draw close to God, keep in touch with my friends and family, and maintain a 4.0 while getting involved on campus. Honestly, I'd be lying if I claimed to pull all of these off perfectly, but that's not to say I'm doing badly.
- I know I need to concentrate on Christ more. If I'd let him, he'd be my rock during these times of transition, but I have a tendency to take things into my own hands.
- I talk to those at home as frequently as possible, but I miss them constantly. I hate the idea of missing out on my best friend's senior year, or not being there to help my little sister navigate high school.
- I'm still not as involved as I'd like to be, but I am more active than I was when writing the goal. Luckily, I am maintaining the grades I want.
Ultimately, I'm well on my way to loving my skies, even if there have been a few bumps in the road.
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