| | So I've finally gotten around to writing this, (it seems like it's a
chore that we all do, but it's a good way to help remember stuff from
the past year and look ahead)
Year 2007
The Good
Less knee trouble
Pretty good health
plenty to be grateful for...except that this isn't Thanksgiving
The Bad
Injury list-jammed fingers, sprained wrist, sprained ankle, shin
splints. Donna would be proud "Wow, Justin's injured everything there
is to injure. I mean, what does he have left to break?"...sadly true
Middle school-high school transition
The Ugly
Blair...kidding, just miss the kids who went there from takoma and those who didn't
Missing out on second half of XC season...that sucked
Year 2008
So, I've been thinking about it for a little while now, but I began to
realize, that I don't have a good answer for the question "What is
pain?". This is not anything emo or depressed or anything like that,
it's just that we experience so much pain in our day to day life, yet
we cannot quantify it in something that's tangible. So some of my
thoughts about pain:
-Pain is temporary, Pride is forever
if that was so, then how come we still remember the hurts of
yesterday but cannot seem to remember any important accomplishments
we've had?
-What doesn't kill you helps you (n-n-now-th-that don't kill me can only make me stronger)
typical masculine statement. though it doesn't specifically mention
pain, it is implied as the main obstacle that one would encounter and
is instead described as an aid
-Pain is weakness leaving the body
I found myself yelling that at myself when I was running...it was
that cold. But I found that statement interesting, if pain really is
the feeling caused when one's getting stronger, then when one doesn't
feel any pain, does that mean that there is no more weakness left? or
is it when all one feels is pain? is it possible to have a painful
nirvana?
-No pain no gain (no glory)
Life isn't painless, doesn't mean that you're going to end up with gain or glory though.
Looking ahead:
Stay healthy...(uninjured) before, during, and after volleyball season...still working on that whole before thing
Spend more time with my family, and with my brothers and sisters
Be nice to Donna, yeah Donna, if you're reading this, I'm sorry for
saying all those mean things, even though I didn't really mean them (I
think you know that), they were still mean and wrong. And also watch my
tongue when talking with others, not just explicitness, which has kinda
improved, but also tone and attitude expressed
Be less tense, it's been becoming a real big pain recently, especially
with sports and sleep, I haven't been performing as well as I usually
do and I'm having issues sleeping
***I want to try and pick up beach over the summer***
People
-Quiet, unassuming, your "shy" nature normally means that people don't
take as much notice, especially after your minimal reply to one's
greeting. However, hiding behind that is an analytical mind, almost
always calm, collected. Your self-modesty is amazing and also very
humbling to me, as is the way you are able to "mother" you're little
brother.
-You two...you know who I'm talking about (one of you probably can't
read this) I guess I showed you, I do have friends, and they aren't
imaginary. You guys are probably cracking up and laughing at me right
now, it's all good, you guys have been really nice over the last 4
months and have made HS a more welcome place
-You're honesty and vulnerability really struck me, you might've been
struggling, you might have been hurting, but you were also willing. It
really encouraged me to see that kind of heart and it's been great
having you as a brother. Oh, I forgot, 27-6, IN COLLINS WE TRUST
-It's been cool seeing you 6 days a week, though more recently it's
only been 5 (we've missed you a lot). And even though I'm such a loser
dorkface, it's nice that I can call you a friend and even little
sister.
-and to whom it may concern, you can go swim in a coral reef, with the barracudas, just kidding,
-Best bio table ever, we are the best there ever was.
-to all the people at Blair and elsewhere, to the one who thinks I'm
fat, well, I'm still working on that, to the one who dares to presume
that I'm chubby, come on, I really am working on it, to the one who
secretly doesn't want to beat me up, I've missed you a lot, actually
been worried about you, to the person who deserved first chair piano in
jazz band, best of luck, and I hope that you find fulfillment, to the
twins who it seems like I've known forever, hope you guys have a fun
year at Churchill, I'll see you guys at clinics...though maybe not for
a while, to da mon from da carribean, keep it cool man, peace out, to
the super genius whose mind far surpasses my feeble wit, best of luck
at Blair of all places, why you decided to go there, I'll never know,
hope that you're actually learning something useful there. |
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