So as you all will be able to tell, this is my first blog. For the past week I've thought about how interesting it would be to write a daily blog on not exactly "my life", but rather random thoughts, stories, things that make you think, maybe something inspiring/motivational, a funny story, my day in general....the list could go on FOREVER. When I do write a a blog, I won't use peoples names, but rather their initials when it is appropriate. Some people may ask, "Why am I doing this or What is the point?" Heck, I don't even know if I know, I'm just going with it and see where it takes me.
Day 1: If you know me, you would know I'm not the most artistic/creative person in the world when it comes to making things, but heck even I know I have to give it my best shot, that is all that matters, right? I wanted the background my blog site to be a certain picture, but I couldn't seem to figure it out quite yet so for now its supposed to be a simple picture of a highway, life is a highway in a sense right, I dig it.
As I am writing this first blog, I'm jamming to some music on Pandora. I love that music can truly have an impact on your mood, I'm in that mood right now where I feel like I could bring out the air guitar! For me I would say I was the biggest bum today, I sat around watching Law and Order SVU and made a list of some things I would like to get accomplished before I go back to college from this winter break. I can't tell you how much relaxing winter break has been from being at Shippensburg University, but I'll be honest, I'm about ready to go back and see EVERYONE. I miss being around friends everyday, and staying up all night with friends for no reason at all. Who sleeps right??? I went to the YMCA the other day to get some basketball shots up, and when I went there the gym was packed. I was going to go lift, but instead I decided to shoot around. After about an hour everyone had cleared the gym, and these two guys came in. The one guy you could tell he was physically disabled, and had a hard time walking. At first glance I looked at him and know felt bad for him, but out of no where, the guy starts horsing around, throwing basketballs everywhere, laughing his head off, and enjoying playing basketball with his friend. To some that may be just a normal thing, but I am one who is a thinker which can be a bad thing in some cases, but sometimes the littlest things really inspire me. It brought a smile to my face to see that he wouldn't let his disability define who he is, instead he goes out there and does his own thing. I'm a firm believer in having daily reality checks, because as individuals we all are given the most amazing gift, which is to have life. There is no point in dwelling on certain circumstances, most that will do is makes someone doubt who they are or what they can do. I ended up talking to the two guys and learned a lot about them. The man with the physical disability ended up going to game 1 of the NBA Finals between the Mavs and Heat last year and went to an All Star game years ago and got over 20 autographs from some of the best players in the NBA. Heck I'm jealous, for real!! Anyways my point is that yeah life won't be easy, no body said it would, but just seeing that guy be happy and not care about his limitations brings a smile to my face. Even writing all this, inspires me. I'm ready to run a marathon right now, no really. LETS GO! Well it is 1:03 in the morning right now and in all honesty I'm not really tired at all. Being that its winter break and I don't have much to do and I can stay up to whenever which has truly messed up my internal clock. You know its bad when its 3 am and your wide awake haha! Tomorrow is a new day, its Wednesday Hump Day, ohh yeah! One day closer to being reunited with everyone at SHIP, but going to enjoy this time to relax with no worries and see the family and friends before its time to board the SHIP again. Have a dentist appointment in the morning, guess I better go brush my teeth 100 more times between now and 8 a.m. :) Have a good night everyone, you all are grrrreeat.
Sincerely,
Grant
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