Seven is Lucky

Pfft, yeah seven is lucky my ass. I had the craziest summer and the craziest beginning of college.

I worked all summer at Kemah in retail; I loved it so much. I can't wait to go back, even for a day. I miss my co-workers a lot. In fact, I can't wait to go back to LC in general; I miss everyone so much.

So, I've decided that I will try to post at least once a week, and have a topic of discussion for each week. I will reveal our topic in a few moments. I just want to get you caught up with my life.

Life here is...okay at SHSU. I can't help but be reminded each and every day how much I miss LC, Caleb, my friends, and Creek Choir. I can't help but realize how much choir used to be my life. But on the bright side, I'm sort of meeting people and making friends. Too bad things are kind of already heading down south. It's sad to see that just because people graduated doesn't mean they graduated out of their high school petty attitudes. I try hard to keep my head high, but it's so hard when my emotions are so out of wack and out of sync. Other than socially, grade wise I'm doing well, I'm just extremely overwhelmed. It's so hard to focus when I'm kind of depressed. I'm not going to delve into that though. I'm writing this blog to get over those thoughts because writing always has seemed to work so exceptionally well for me. I love being a music education major; I'm in heaven with theory and musicianship and everyone (well not everyone) being so infatuated with music. It's heaven. God...why can't I get this sick feeling out of my stomach like something terrible has gone wrong? Rachel, do not cave. You can not give power to anyone. You are in control.

Sorry, I had to say that. I can't explain what it means but when I read back on it I will know what it means.

Anyway, today (or this week's topic of discussion) is: Moving On
Whether it be about moving on from a friendship, a job, or a relationship. I feel like moving on is the hardest thing to do, yet it could be so simple. Why put yourself through so much pain and suffering? Why not want yourself to be happy? Why not just cut the things out of your life that make you unhappy? Wouldn't life be much simpler that way? But it's not that easy right? There are all these complicated emotions that get in the way like pride, love, and fear of loss. Sometimes your brain has a hard time comprehending that you would be better off without a certain thing or person. People are afraid to move on because they're afraid to screw up. But that's what life is. It's one huge screw up, and you'll only continue to make bad choices in your life. It can't be avoided. I looked up a few quotes in preparation for my blog post. Here they are.

“Why do people persist in a dissatisfying relationship, unwilling either to work toward solutions or end it and move on? It's because they know changing will lead to the unknown, and most people believe that the unknown will be much more painful than what they're already experiencing.” -Anthony Robbins

“Forgive yourself for your faults and your mistakes and move on.” -Les Brown

“People can be more forgiving than you can imagine. But you have to forgive yourself. Let go of what's bitter and move on.”-Bill Cosby

"Letting go has never been easy, but holding on can be as difficult. Yet strength is measured not by holding on, but by letting go."
~ Len Santos


"Getting over a painful experience is much like crossing monkey bars. You have to let go at some point in order to move forward."
~ Unknown

"I chose and my world was shaken. So what? The choice may have been mistaken; the choosing was not. You have to move on."
~ Stephen Sondheim

"Look at life through the windshield, not the rear-view mirror"
~ Byrd Baggett

My favorite one is by Anthony Robbins. I find that quotes always make me feel better and put things into perspective. I really can't say much more about the subject. I've really laid it out on the table as it is.