Here, There, & Everywhere

Yay I'm so glad you are actually reading my posts *inserts laughing emoji here*

So the other day a thought crossed my mind... I have no "free" summers left. I have no summers left where I won't be working, in summer school, or completing an internship. No more "no worries it's summer". *sighs*
Even though I have only been home from school for 15 days, I am still trying to take advantage of what is left of my summer. As you all know, I'm currently in Washington. I also took a day trip to San Fransisco with my mom and one of my best friends, Mariesa. Yes. A day trip. Don't get me wrong, it was so amazingly AWESOME, but it was very hectic trying to do a bunch of things within a 12 hour time frame. It was SO worth it though. If you ever have the opportunity to travel, whether it's for a day, a week, or a month, PLEASE do it. I have been traveling ever since I was little and words cannot describe how much I've learned from it. You learn to become aware of your surroundings, get to see beautiful sights, learn where you might wanna live in the future, or more times than not, where you DON'T wanna live. Plan a trip if you get the chance, or even better, go on a spontaneous trip like we did to San Fran!!! My main message for this post coincidentally comes from a book I've been reading (Love Does / Bob Goff - READ IT). In one chapter, the author talks about how if we got an invitation to the White House, most of us wouldn't turn it down. I mean I wouldn't, I'd be too curious to see what all it entails, but that's just me. He goes on to say that, "Nobody turns down an invitation to the White House, but I've seen plenty of people turn down an invitation to fully live." *PAUSE* THAT IS DEEP. Oh just wait, it gets better. He then talks about how turning down this invitation comes in different ways, some being "numbing yourself or distracting yourself or seeing something really beautiful as just average. It can also look like refusing to forgive or not being grateful." This next part is my favorite and the whole point to my post this week. "I think every day God sends us an invitation to live and sometimes we forget to show up or we think we haven't really been invited. But you see, we have been invited-every day, all over again." And he is right. I know tons of people who say, "Oh I live my life to the fullest" but do you? Reading this part of the book the other day really spoke to me. Say you're going to live your life to the fullest and MEAN IT. Go on a random trip. It doesn't have to be out of state, just go out of town for the weekend. Laugh with friends. Stop pouting. Start living. Eat that cupcake. You're never going to get today back. Why waste it being negative, comparing yourselves to others, or just thinking your life is average? Your life is worth so so so much more than that!!! Start living life the right way, starting with reading that book :)

Mariesa and I in Sausalito, CA

THE Golden Gate Bridge