Stop And Smell The Roses

Sometimes I get really depressed.

I look up at the grey, cloud covered sky…and then at my stack of meaningless homework. I drink my coffee and try to drown myself in the sugary, caffeinated sustenance. Then I’ll listen to the song “I’m going home” from Rocky Horror and contemplate whether or not I will ever want to come back here, or if I will ever have a place to call home.

This town is a cage.

It’s a tight turtle neck that won’t let you breathe.

It’s the feeling of a stuffy nose during the cold winter months, when it’s almost impossible to fall asleep because you can’t get any air.

It’s being stuck in a cramped car for seven hours on a road trip, you forget where you come from or where you are going.

It’s like being in a silent classroom while everyone is taking their final exam.

My town is like a brochure for life, that gives you high expectations, but your visit is never what you expect.

But you don’t have to live in sadness.

Your current location may not be ideal. You may want to leave every single day, but it gets better and you have such a bright future ahead of you. My advice that I have learned in the month of November is to try your best to enjoy the PRESENT (because it is truly a gift).

Take each day and make something great out of it.

Be observant and record your thoughts and feelings because it is amazing how much we change over time.

Look forward to your amazing independent future, but remember to stop and smell the roses along the way.

Here are some movies and songs that have to do with the idea of home, school, or just simply getting out of town.

Films

The Adventures of Pricilla: Queen of the Desert (1994)

Across the Universe (2007)

Anywhere But Here (1999)

Into the Wild (2007)

The Graduate (1967)

Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

Fame (1980)