Where to begin? Other than the fact that I officially finished classes yesterday and ended the semester with a 4.0 (not bragging, just saying) I feel as if a weight has been lifted off of my shoulders. I’m so use to having so much to do and now suddenly I am looking for things to do. I have a full two weeks before graduation and I plan on enjoying everyday of freedom without any obligations. I feel so much more care-free.

I can honestly say that contrary to what the intended goal might have been, Howard has taught me to truly enjoy life. No matter what is going on around you, or inside of you, you must appreciate and enjoy it. Life is far too precious to let a single day go by without truly living. And by living I do not mean walking, breathing, eating and all of the other functions we perform with superficial levels of consciousness, that is merely surviving; I mean LIVING life. This word is so deep, I can’t define what living entails because it is an indescribable feeling that overwhelms you when you realize you are living life. This, I feel, is what we as human beings  have been put on earth to do, to live and flourish. I know so many people who merely survive day to day: work so that they can pay interminable bills, go to happy hour, maybe take some vacations, or live vicariously through t.v. So out of touch with the environment and the world.  The scariest part of this vicious cycle is that people do not believe that they have any other choice but to survive. Living seems too utopian and unattainable.  A life  that does not require you to remain enslaved by money and material items is very possible.  And with that, I ask, are you living or surviving?

Peace and Blessings

John Legend- Slow Dance