Dear Julie
Julie Skinner
Issue date: 1/28/10 Section: Arts & Entertainment
Some weeks are just a drag. Every once in a while, I have a week like this week, where it feels like everything is just raining down on me all at once.
I figured that with being a college senior, my last semester would get a little easier. I guess I was wrong.
Even though life can get stressful with all its surprises, it feels so good when you do get past the stormy parts.
In life and love, there will be times of smooth sailing and times when you just hope that the waves will let up soon. The key is to know that the waves will ease up, and that perseverance will guide you through the rough patches. The older I get, the more I realize that I appreciate the hard and challenging parts of any situation.
I enjoy a good struggle when it comes to achieving something, and I don't mind working hard to get to where I'm going. Sometimes, I feel like I might even make things too hard on myself. However, too often in life we settle for something because it's convenient or easy to obtain. Why do we do this?
Especially when it comes to dating and falling in love, how often have you dated someone simply because it was convenient to?
I know I have. I also know that I've lingered too long in previous relationships because I was scared of how it would feel to not have that person in my life anymore. I knew deep down that it was time to move on, yet the fear of the unfamiliar was overwhelming.
Bottom line, relationships aren't easy. They're not supposed to be. It takes work and dedication on both parts, and as soon as one half stops putting forth the required energy, the whole system will fall apart.
As with relationships, dating isn't easy either. I think dating is even scarier than a relationship at times, because getting to know a person is always a little awkward and unnerving. Once in a relationship, you have to face harder issues; but at least there's a sense of comfort and familiarity already established.
I look at dating like picking apples from an apple tree. You can stand beneath the tree and look up at all the different apples there are. Some don't suit your taste at all, while others could be enjoyable but not exactly a match for your palate.
I figured that with being a college senior, my last semester would get a little easier. I guess I was wrong.
Even though life can get stressful with all its surprises, it feels so good when you do get past the stormy parts.
In life and love, there will be times of smooth sailing and times when you just hope that the waves will let up soon. The key is to know that the waves will ease up, and that perseverance will guide you through the rough patches. The older I get, the more I realize that I appreciate the hard and challenging parts of any situation.
I enjoy a good struggle when it comes to achieving something, and I don't mind working hard to get to where I'm going. Sometimes, I feel like I might even make things too hard on myself. However, too often in life we settle for something because it's convenient or easy to obtain. Why do we do this?
Especially when it comes to dating and falling in love, how often have you dated someone simply because it was convenient to?
I know I have. I also know that I've lingered too long in previous relationships because I was scared of how it would feel to not have that person in my life anymore. I knew deep down that it was time to move on, yet the fear of the unfamiliar was overwhelming.
Bottom line, relationships aren't easy. They're not supposed to be. It takes work and dedication on both parts, and as soon as one half stops putting forth the required energy, the whole system will fall apart.
As with relationships, dating isn't easy either. I think dating is even scarier than a relationship at times, because getting to know a person is always a little awkward and unnerving. Once in a relationship, you have to face harder issues; but at least there's a sense of comfort and familiarity already established.
I look at dating like picking apples from an apple tree. You can stand beneath the tree and look up at all the different apples there are. Some don't suit your taste at all, while others could be enjoyable but not exactly a match for your palate.
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