Among the most difficult things in life, right behind calculus and actually working on that essay you should be doing right now, is staying positive. As part of my Lent, I promised to be more positive because last semester was so miserable for me and I don't blame that entirely on my surroundings/others. I think I definitely played a factor in my own unhappiness as well. I didn't exactly realize it until this semester when I would wake up in the morning and just be in a good mood already. No joke, I would leave my apartment and smile at the passersby of NYC, I would be just that happy. This was pretty consistent for a while, but like every other person I would hit my slumps. Sometimes I feel that the everyday small things can really get to me. Most days it won't affect me, but other days the bad things just really pile up. Someone will push me on the subway, I'll forget to bring lunch, I'll be late to class, so on and so forth. But one day when I was pouting because I had to take an uptown train just to get downtown which was then delayed and then I had to transfer because the train was no longer stopping at my stop and my bag weighed 20 pounds heavier because I had to bring my textbook to study for my midterm that day and my over-sized laptop to work on an essay and etc etc etc. I realized what a headache I was giving myself. My dad has always told me, "You can either choose to be happy or you can choose to be miserable." So I decided to be happy. Why shouldn't I be? I live in the greatest city in the world, I've got friends to make me laugh, family to support me, clothes on my back, and a life worth living happily. So I think the overarching theme of this blog will be positive thinking and living. Which kind of sounds hippie-dippie, admittedly. But then again, I'm a little hippie-dippie sometimes. Anyway, I've posted a video before on Twitter and Facebook a while ago on being positive. But, this video still really inspires me to stay positive and to be honest still gives me chills, so I think it's worth posting on here. So here ya go!
Sendin' you good vibes all the time (is that too corny of a sign-off? I don't even care) Priya
"The things you are passionate about are not random, they are your calling."
I don't know if everyone feels this way or if it's just me, but I sometimes feel as though I have to put aside the things I enjoy doing in order to become an "adult." It seems as though over the past few years, I've learned to dismiss the things that I love to do in order to build my resume, find internships, study, etc. It's not as though I don't enjoy doing those things, but I wouldn't call any of them my "passion." From a young age I think a lot of us are encouraged to set aside the things we love and dismiss them as hobbies. But, why do we do that? Obviously a lot of us (myself included) have one thing on our minds: money. It gets kind of confusing because while I was taught "If you do what you love, then the money will come with it" I was also taught "Some things are just for fun, you need to pick something that will get you a job when you graduate." To be honest, that kind of bums me out. For years I have read books on fashion, followed blogs, spent hours on the Internet researching designers, and I've even watched "haul" videos on YouTube just to see what clothes other girls are buying! But it took me until yesterday to realize that fashion isn't something that I just find "fun." I love it. I am passionate about it. I could look at different types of skirts for hours on end, deciding which ones are flattering, which ones would "make a statement," and which are reminiscent of the 80's, but in a good way. I've always known that I'm a go-getter, someone who doesn't take "no" for an answer, unwilling to be told that there are limitations. And yet, little did I know the one person who's been limiting me the most all along was myself. I've been convincing myself that one way of living, one type of career - a job with the Big Four, was the only way to be successful. But I've recently decided that I'm too young for limitations. Life doesn't have to be "one or the other." As that El Paso commercial says, "¿Por que no los dos?" or "Why not both?" So that's how I'm deciding to live. Nothing is getting pushed to the side because the things I am passionate about are not random. They are my calling.
