A New Year, A New Set of Expectations.
The holiday season seemed to sneak up and attack me rather suddenly. It might have been the fact that I actually had homework near the end of the year, the fact that work becomes 50% of my life again, or simply the fact that I really didn't want the holidays to come. Not that I hate them, but they go by too quickly, and it really never seems that you get proper time to enjoy them.
Work, along with life in general, have been going well. Not many changes to speak of, which is both good and bad in their own respects. I have about five months left until I graduate, and one final semester before I really decide what I want to do in life. Surprisingly, I'm not really scared, as I think that what I'm interested in will make a rewarding career.
Seeing as this is the last time that I'll still have a bit of guidance and understanding of what's coming up ahead in life, I really want to focus on improving myself as much as I can. Call them New Year's resolutions, but I just want to cure a few weaknesses I have.
1. Exercise More: A couple of years ago, I used to work out every school day at lunch. I loved that feeling. It really didn't make me cooler in any fashion, I never got half the muscle mass that I desired, but it made me feel good. I'm probably stronger for doing it, and I really want to get into that again.
2. Overcome my lack of confidence: When it comes to asserting beliefs, there are certain points that I can talk the talk, but I completely back down when I actually have to perform what I intended. I want to be able to say exactly what I'm thinking without worrying about pleasing the other person. Life isn't always pretty; people should know that by now.
3. Courage with the opposite gender: This, by far, is the weakness I hate admitting to myself. When it comes to females, I can have a perfectly good conversation, talk about topics fairly in-depth and create an interesting discussion, but when it comes to actually getting the courage to ask them out, I fall apart like warm Jell-O. No matter how I think to myself that even if I get rejected life will go on, I always delay it until I feel that the "Time is right". I want the all or nothing approach to life. I've made a fool of myself many a times before, and I've simply laughed it off. All I need to do is treat those situations the exact same.
To 2006, I say good riddance. With a bright future free of school coming up in the next year, I look forward to the glow that 2007's giving off. Happy New Year!
-Patrick
Work, along with life in general, have been going well. Not many changes to speak of, which is both good and bad in their own respects. I have about five months left until I graduate, and one final semester before I really decide what I want to do in life. Surprisingly, I'm not really scared, as I think that what I'm interested in will make a rewarding career.
Seeing as this is the last time that I'll still have a bit of guidance and understanding of what's coming up ahead in life, I really want to focus on improving myself as much as I can. Call them New Year's resolutions, but I just want to cure a few weaknesses I have.
1. Exercise More: A couple of years ago, I used to work out every school day at lunch. I loved that feeling. It really didn't make me cooler in any fashion, I never got half the muscle mass that I desired, but it made me feel good. I'm probably stronger for doing it, and I really want to get into that again.
2. Overcome my lack of confidence: When it comes to asserting beliefs, there are certain points that I can talk the talk, but I completely back down when I actually have to perform what I intended. I want to be able to say exactly what I'm thinking without worrying about pleasing the other person. Life isn't always pretty; people should know that by now.
3. Courage with the opposite gender: This, by far, is the weakness I hate admitting to myself. When it comes to females, I can have a perfectly good conversation, talk about topics fairly in-depth and create an interesting discussion, but when it comes to actually getting the courage to ask them out, I fall apart like warm Jell-O. No matter how I think to myself that even if I get rejected life will go on, I always delay it until I feel that the "Time is right". I want the all or nothing approach to life. I've made a fool of myself many a times before, and I've simply laughed it off. All I need to do is treat those situations the exact same.
To 2006, I say good riddance. With a bright future free of school coming up in the next year, I look forward to the glow that 2007's giving off. Happy New Year!
-Patrick
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