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Live In The Moment, The Future Will Come

It is not that life is not as great as it is now, but we tend to want more.

Julie Rosner

Nov 26, 2018

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Live In The Moment, The Future Will Come

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As humans, we tend to sit and wonder about the future. Imagining what life will be like then versus enjoying the current moment.

It is OK, we all do it.

Instead of enjoying the blessings, the experiences, and the current situation we are in now, we visualize tomorrows events or events that won't be happening until the near future.

It is not that life is not as great as it is now, but we tend to want more.

We tend to want more than we have now, but is this "better life" guaranteed to be better?

No way. The grass is not always greener, baby.

We are often so caught up in our lives we forget to realize how fast time is flying. We are growing up, our parents are aging, everything is slowly changing.

Enjoy the little moments when you are staying up late with friends giggling all night long or enjoy crushing on the guy who lives next door. We forget that it is so fun to be naïve and young.

Growing up, I always dreamed of being older and living on my own. With two dogs in hand, it seemed like the life to me. I mean I am sure it is (still have not gotten there yet, be patient future Julie), but maybe not right now.

That dream can wait. Right now, I should focus on the present moment. Finishing up school, continuing making lifelong friends, and just living.

While we are young, we are allowed to make irresponsible mistakes. Even though we will probably hate ourselves in the future for worrying so much, we are allowed to care about the things that keep us up at night that seem so large but are rather minuscule.

Enjoy it. Be adventurous. Be curious. Ask questions.

It is OK to daydream life after college. Will I be married in my mid 20's? Will I have the job that I have worked so tirelessly for? But most importantly, will I be happy?

All of these internal questions are normal. We all wonder what life will be like tomorrow, in a month, or in a few years.

But what we are failing to do is appreciate what we have now and work with what we got in this present moment.

We are blessed, we are loved, and we know damn well we are going places.

Live in this moment. The future will come.

Until someone invents time travel, you cannot go back to this current moment ever again.

So, enjoy it.

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All names should be "unisex names."

1. Communicating via email can be awkward.

2. Appointments usually accompany weird looks.

3. Introducing yourself to someone is never without a hitch.

4. You’ve probably thought about changing your name.

5. You’re often asked why you have the name you do.

6. You get excited when you meet someone of your gender with your name.

7. You feel awkward when you meet someone of the opposite gender with your name.

8. You’ve had someone say to you, “I knew a [your name], but they were [your opposite gender].”

9. You’ve heard a bad joke/pick-up line or two about your name before.

10. People are surprised when they see you.

11. You’re extra sensitive to other unique or unisex names.

12. You’ve fought with your parents about it.

13. All things considered, you’re happy your name makes you unique.

You know that all of these things apply to you. You'll just never tell.

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1. At least I can't lose you in a crowd!

2. Oh my goodness your skin is like glow-in-the-dark.

3. Can't you just get fake tan?

4. Do you tan or just burn?

5. Your kids are going to look like Casper the Friendly Ghost!

6. *holds arm against your arm* Look how much darker I am compared to you!

7. *holds pale arm against another pale arm* Aw, at least you're darker than her!

8. I laid out by the pool almost every day over break!

9. I haven't used sunscreen since I was, like, five.

10. *adjusts selfie lighting to their face* Oops, where'd you go??

11. *after working out* Your face is SO red!

12. *wears white* Look! You're all one color!

13. You need to get some sun.

14. Aren't you excited for summer?

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9. Realizing that a college campus is maybe not the best atmosphere to finish your latest composition:

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12. When you're drowning in the stress that comes with 18+ credits (and not to mention all those 0 credit classes) and people ask you how you are:

13. When it all comes down to it, though, you know that at the end of the day, music is your passion:

Because you need it in your life.

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6. holds arm against your arm Look how much darker I am compared to you!

7. holds pale arm against another pale arm Aw, at least you're darker than her!

10. adjusts selfie lighting to their face Oops, where'd you go??

11. after working out Your face is SO red!

12. wears white Look! You're all one color!