Monday, July 6, 2009

Happy 24th Birthday!

Feels like only yesterday I was living the college student life, wondering why time moved so slowly, with my only concern being what time would I walk to the cafeteria and why hadn't that girl called me back yet.

Then I realize that was years ago, and on the heels of 24, 25 on the horizon, wondering where exactly all my time went.

Ok, so I'm not as elderly as I feel sometimes, but while the birthday has been cause for celebration, there's so many goals I've had that have so far gone unattained. And I wish I had more hours in the day to do them, but I also look back and realize just how much time I've wasted, and how many opportunities I've squandered.

This year, though, I will try not to look at it as another year gone; rather, another year given. I feel that now, more than ever, I'm seeing clearly, the valleys and peaks that are trials and tribulation have been, at least for now, replaced with the plains of clarity, leaving a void aptly named Space and Opportunity.

A void that I'll gladly fill.

I'll end with a classic Established Dons track ... it does scare me to think this was over 6 years ago, but it certainly endured the test of time.

Happy Birthday to all my July 6 born!

NT