Last night a friend said to me that 2013 was going to be his year to "treat himself". I like that... Why not allow yourself to be a little selfish and do the things you have always dreamed of doing. The start of 2013 was a rocky one for my little community. An amazing person's life was taken away from her tragically... But one thing she left behind was her love for everything life had to offer. I knew her throughout high school and, as of late, in the schools as she was a teacher as well. I can honestly say I NEVER saw her without a smile on her face. She had a sincere love for life. In this tragedy she has taught me and many others to live life with the same kind of passion she did.
I know I probably sound like a broken record when I say this, but life is too short and you really have no clue when your time is up. What do you want to be remembered for? I know that I don't want to be remembered as the girl who always said she was going to do things but never actually did those things. I want to be known for adventure but also for being a good person and bettering lives of others. So 2013 and every year after that, I am going to do just that!
I have always had the desire to see the world and after I ventured to Australia, that desire intensified. There is a world of opportunities out there and I want to take full advantage of that. I want to float in the dead sea, I want to snowboard in New Zealand, I want to volunteer in a school in Africa, jump out of an airplane over the Great Barrier Reef, surf the coast of Cali... my list could go on forever... Sometimes I wonder if I'm getting to old for these dreams but age really is just a number and you really are as young as you feel.
I can honestly say that I would live in a shack if it meant I could see the world. I don't need flashy things.. I would prefer just a backpack with essentials, my health, and map of the world...
On top of adventure I want to better lives... I want to help children realize their dreams.. I'm not sure how I'm going to do this but I have some ideas... Let's just say Zoe and I have a plan in the works...
Noelle, in your tragic goodbye, you have changed my life and many others and for that I will be FOREVER THANKFUL!
So to all you that stumble upon this post, really think about how you want to be remembered... take that and go with it.. Life really is too short to sit around and wait! LIVE YOUR LIFE!!!
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| Thank you Noelle!!! |
