Risk Taking

I feel like I'm constantly living in the moment, trying to seek out the next most exciting thing I can do while I'm young. In this year alone, I've ran around Orlando Studios with my sister going on every life-threatening roller coaster out there, I'm planning to go to New Orleans this spring break for Katrina relief, I'm going to go skydiving sometime this year, and I'm going all the way to China this summer to study Chinese and have a life changing break despite the fact that I may experience culture shock.

While all these plans are accumulating in my head, the one question that keeps popping up is when is the next time I'll be able to do that? That's the one thing that's driving me and I'm really excited to see where it takes me. I want to look back on this year through all my photos and just reminisce on how each event has changed me and what each moment has brought to me, whether that's a higher GPA, a new skill learned, or closer friendships. It's in my personality to be restless, and I would hate to waste my time doing things I could do some other time in the future. It's not every day that I'll be able to go on a plane and jump 2500 feet up in the air. It's not every day that I'll be able to go to China and learn about Chinese culture with THAT group of people. These once-in-a-lifetime events are what I'm after, what I'm craving, what I WANT.

With that being said, it drives me INSANE when people don't see my decision making as wise. They then try to avoid experiences that I force myself through simply because they want to live life safely. They want to do things that they could do during any other break because it's safe and comfortable. I'm sick of being in my comfort zone all the time. I'm sick of trying to convince them to look through my perspective. It's time to back away from them and let them live their lives. It's my time to venture out while I still have the time and money.