Why I will be celebrating life

Writing ‘this month’ has this month been a struggle. I don’t want to attempt to entertain you with musical ramblings or inform you what you must wear now.

Instead I want to introduce myself a little more and explain to all of you what this four week period means to me.

The Beginning of bare legs weather does not feature in my consciousness, nor really does the approach of the festival season. Fashion and music have no overhaul on the fact that this month, I’m leaving school, forever.

After five compulsory years in education then another two in sixth form I’ve been moulded and shaped. Once a shy Year 7 who faced bus rides alone with trepidation to 18-years-old, moving to a different city in just a few short months. When did this happen?!

Life has flown so quickly and I can’t believe I’ve spent three years short of a decade in the same place, with the same people, doing pretty much the same thing. Sure I’ve exchanged GCSE’S for A Levels but ultimately it’s been pretty monotonous.

This leads me on to my future plans. And I’m hoping it encourages you to think about yours. I’ll be going to university, and in that time I am determined to live life properly. I don’t mean the typical student lifestyle, but instead spending my free time reading and writing, doing things I have missed while having my head stuck in a text book.

I am so excited to have more time to concentrate on what inspires me, but my main enjoyment is going to come from my attempt to love every single day.

William Morris said that “The true secret of happiness lies in taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life” and I most certainly believe this to be true.

From September I’ll be on public transport without my headphones, because it is great to hear about a fellow passengers day and amazing to see how you have brightened someone’s smile just by listening to them. I’m also going to continue with something I have been doing for quite awhile…

Every time I see something good, I write it down. This could be someone giving a stranger some loose change, or a bus driver stopping for someone even though they haven’t quite reached the bus stop yet.

These are the little things that make me smile and help me to realise that life is not as half as bad as most of the media makes out.

It could be a slice of chocolate cake, seeing the joy on someone’s face when you hand them an unexpected present or card, or even being able to put a few more pounds into the holiday fund.

Life should be celebrated, as should as the good in humanity. I think these days it is all too familiar just how precious time is, and we don’t really know how tomorrow will map out no matter how much we try to plan it.

Seven years have been spent not giving my all and failing to appreciate the good, sweet moments. Yet you make the effort to look, they are all around you.

Here’s my resolution to see the good, and enjoy it. What’s good for you this month?