As I was lazily lying on my big sis’s couch on a day when I should have been studying or being more productive, I had an epiphany. These are the best days of my life, and here I am “wasting them away” on a couch. So I promptly hopped up and ran out of the door hoping to find a great adventure out there. Little did I know the great adventure I was waiting for was right back there in my big’s apartment.
Every day as a college student it seems that I am waiting for this great big adventure to start. Apparently I am under the impression that every moment of my life is meant to be grand and full of mystery and surprise. However, I have long since realized that the small moments in my life of simply spending time with the friends and sisters I love are the moments that will mean the most to me once all of this is over.
We all spend so much time trying to make our lives “mean something” in college. We try out for the prestigious leadership positions; we always aim for the top. There is no greater goal than to be noticed by someone, anyone, but has it ever occurred to us that the little things that we do actually have the greatest impact? As I type this, my sorority sister and I are laying on the couch watching Catching Fire. It’s not a night out in New Orleans. It’s not a grand moment. It’s a simple movie night with a sister, but it means so much more than that. It’s time spent doing something I love with a sister I love. I would take this small movie night over a grand trip any day.
We all so easily forget to stop and smell the roses. As cheesy as that sounds, it is so true. We never stop to just enjoy the things in our life that make us happy. We focus on our school, our leadership positions, and our grand events in our lives. We all need to learn make room for the little things. So spend some time today doing something simple. Go out to lunch with a sister. Make some little memories. Because after all, those little memories add up to make one great life!
