And now we wait

Hurry up and wait. It seems like everyone is always in a hurry, especially me. I rush to class; I get anxious to get out of class; I rush back to my room and I end up just sitting around, mostly procrastinating. As I said in my first post, the hardest part is getting started, more so when I have distractions like facebook and email. This isn't really a distraction, it is more of a way to relax me after spending hours or so on homework.

Today was a productive day overall. It was an emotional rollercoaster as well though. I had ups and downs and frustration and relaxation. Today I successfully managed to go from Vincent Hall to Centennial back to Tate Hall in 14 minutes. The reason I had to go back was because I forgot my clicker for physics lecture and when we answer questions with our clickers, we get points. So I left calc lecture, hurried back to Centennial to my room, and then biked it back to Tate. Usually if I was walking at my normal not-in-a-hurry pace it would take me around 8-9 minutes to walk one-way depending if I time the traffic lights. So I was very proud of myself for accomplishing that!

I then went back to my room and checked email...facebooked...the usual before I start homework. After my pre-homework checking, I finished my pre-lab for physics, a mini quiz for psychology, completed and submitted my application for Orientation Leader, and re-wrote some of my lab report for physics. Since I can't stand dead silence while doing homework, I had the first Harry Potter movie on in the background. I usually have House on, but I love it too much and would end up just watching the television and not doing any homework. Self-discipline.

So I just thought about how I was hurrying to get to physics today which brings me to the point of this blog. We constantly check the time, hoping that whatever it is we are waiting for is almost here. If it is waiting for a friend to arrive, waiting for class to be done, waiting for school to get out, waiting for a TV show to come on; we always want it to be now. My point is is that when we are in this mode, we get so narrow-minded that we miss everything else that is going on around us. And by we I mean the human race. Take a step back and just wait. People get so worked up about the future (i know i know...i do to) that they miss what's happening now. Why rush things when you are just going to end up waiting anyways?

Okay so I'm gonna have to cut it short. It is late and I have class at 8:00 am tomorrow.

Till next time,

Elizabeth Sara