Eyes on the Prize

It's days like today (and yesterday), that I am envious of the damn remote in the movie "Click" - or whatever the name of that flick with Adam Sandler in which he has the magic remote where he is able to fast-forward through time, pause other moments and rewind back to some. Wouldn't that be great if such a device actually existed? You could fast-forward through arguments, bad days at work - and pause moments to take a breath before you say something you regret in the heat of the moment.

But then I realized - that these bad moments, days, weeks, points in your life - they do serve some sort of purpose. Other than pissing you off, they build your character! They teach you how to get through the tough times so you can enjoy the good times. They push you to challenge yourself to do things that you never thought you could do before. Being able to overcome difficult situations is something that should be valued and experienced. Turning 'failures' into opportunities and turning bad days into learning experiences - it's all part of this thing we call life, right?

I try to heed my own advice, but some days, it's just really hard not to take things personally. So today, I am trying to look beyond the complete insanity that will be the next few weeks, the fights and the bad days of last week - and keep me eyes on the prize!! The prize being that in less than three weeks, I get to see some awesome family. And then take a trip-of-a-lifetime to India to see some of my very best friends from Thunderbird!!

In the meantime, my Dad used to tell me the same thing EVERY semester all the way from middle school through graduate school. I used to get annoyed, because over the years, it became more of a joke than anything - but this time it rings true! He used to say, "what do Moye-girls do when everyone else is slacking off and not studying for finals... BEAR-DOWN"!! Hahaha. So, these next few weeks, my nose will be to the grindstone, and working my ass off so that I can truly enjoy my "prize" in the news few weeks!! Can't wait!!!