We are coming to that time of year where each and every high school student is counting down the days until summer, and for seniors, this time of year holds a lot more anticipation than it has in years past. This chapter of life is coming to a close, and all of us are about to move on to greater things as we slowly make our way closer to the real world. It’s an exciting time for sure, and I, for one, could not be more excited to graduate! People joke around all the time about this made up sickness called “senioritis” that all seniors get as the year starts to wind down, and although this is not a real, medically diagnosed condition, these imaginary symptoms are still stifling.
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School days seem longer. Weekends seem shorter. School work becomes meticulously boring. Netflix takes priority over studying. Apathy is very much a real thing because we are all just tired of it. We are tired of the work, the studying, the cafeteria lunches, the yellow walls that surround us throughout every hour of the day, and if we are being honest, we also are just tired of each other. Delightful, right?
Everyone says that you shouldn’t wish your senior year away because it will be gone in a second, but with all the talk of the future, it’s becoming harder and harder to cherish our time in high school. Our conversations have progressed from talking about what colleges we are visiting to the colleges we are attending and the room mates we have found. It’s no longer about NHS meetings or Interact service projects but about rush parties and sororities. Everything is changing, and it’s both beautiful and intimidating at the same time.
All of us have so many great plans ahead of us. For my friends, it’s college. For me, it’s the race. Nevertheless, we are all dying to grow up and move on with our lives, and something I have been confronted with lately is the fact that I need to slow down.
I need to start embracing the now.
Although the next phase of my life is going to be an adventure of a lifetime, this chapter isn’t over yet. I’m not in Thailand. I’m not in Malawi. I’m not in Guatemala. No, I am here in Athens, Ga, living it up in Prince Avenue Christian School, and I need to start embracing it.
As of right now, I have 14 school days until my last day of class. 36 days until graduation. 117 days until training camp. 169 days until launch (AHHH! *insert uncontrollable excitement*). Each of these days represent a beginning or an end to a chapter of my life, but the most important day is today.
I want to love more today, grow more today, forgive more today, appreciate more today, take more chances today, and live more today.
I’m still over the moon excited about the next phase of my life (only 117 days until I get to meet my incredible WR fam!!!), but sometimes, you just have to take a step back and get your head out of the clouds so you don’t miss out on the life that is happening right now. Life is too short to be wishing away the moments of today, so let’s start embracing them.
For THIS is the day the Lord has made, so let us rejoice and be glad in it!
Psalm 118:24
