♪Time may change me...but I can't trace time♪
Life is full of change. This post is partially inspired by my car accident, and partially inspired by Lou's blog entry from last week.
Life changes every day, every hour, every minute. Sometimes, the changes are small and you don't even notice them. Other times, the changes are huge - changes that considerably change your life forever.
I change my underwear & socks every day (as should everyone!) This is a change that I partake in all the time, and while I know I do this every day, I don't really pay attention to it, and it doesn't drastically alter my life (although I would likely have less friends if I didn't do this!)
Sometimes change is good, sometimes it's bad. But life has a mix of both.
My car accident - could have changed my life, and the life of others, a lot more drastically than it did. I could have ended up with broken bones, in a coma, or dead. If I'd had a passenger, they would have at least been in a coma, likely dead, after it. I was lucky with how it ended up - obviously not lucky that I got in the accident in the first place, but lucky that I only ended up with a sore neck & a busted car.
It's amazing though, in that case, how one's life could have been changed in a matter of less than 10 seconds. One second, I'm driving along fine, the next moment my car was hitting the truck, the next moment I was in the ditch. Thank goodness the ditch and not further into the truck.
But there are so many other instances that in that short a time span, one's life could be changed forever.
Then, there's the case of me (& my schoolmates) being in co-op at university. We do 4 months of school, then 4 months of work, lather rinse repeat. So I'm coming off a work term, to start school next week - finish living my 4 months in Sarnia, and move back to Waterloo. Then, in another 4 months, move elsewhere and work at a new company. While I always look forward to going back to school, at the same time, I am saddened to be leaving work (which actually started getting enjoyable towards the end), the money, and the job - not to mention this term, leaving my awesome housemates Rob & Katie (I think this is the first time that I'm not grumbling about the roommates by the end!) This is the end of my 5th work term, and from my previous 4, there are some people that I've kept in contact with, and some I haven't talked to since.
At the same time, at the end of the school term, I'm always more saddened. Yes I'm joyed that the stress of the term is over, but I'm always saddened to say good-bye to my friends. There are some that I keep in touch with over the work term, and ones that I don't talk to at all during work.
But, the changing all the time, I love it (ok, I don't love moving every 4 months, but the rest is ok!) After 4 months, I'm usually bored of work or school, and thrilled to be going elsewhere. I don't look forward to getting a full-time job after graduation when everything is so routine. I do enjoy change.
Life is change. It's an experience - new things, new people, all the time. I've definitely been reminded that all these things are precious. Also that I need to sit back and enjoy life, and learn things from life. And treasure all the happy moments that life brings.
Life changes every day, every hour, every minute. Sometimes, the changes are small and you don't even notice them. Other times, the changes are huge - changes that considerably change your life forever.
I change my underwear & socks every day (as should everyone!) This is a change that I partake in all the time, and while I know I do this every day, I don't really pay attention to it, and it doesn't drastically alter my life (although I would likely have less friends if I didn't do this!)
Sometimes change is good, sometimes it's bad. But life has a mix of both.
My car accident - could have changed my life, and the life of others, a lot more drastically than it did. I could have ended up with broken bones, in a coma, or dead. If I'd had a passenger, they would have at least been in a coma, likely dead, after it. I was lucky with how it ended up - obviously not lucky that I got in the accident in the first place, but lucky that I only ended up with a sore neck & a busted car.
It's amazing though, in that case, how one's life could have been changed in a matter of less than 10 seconds. One second, I'm driving along fine, the next moment my car was hitting the truck, the next moment I was in the ditch. Thank goodness the ditch and not further into the truck.
But there are so many other instances that in that short a time span, one's life could be changed forever.
Then, there's the case of me (& my schoolmates) being in co-op at university. We do 4 months of school, then 4 months of work, lather rinse repeat. So I'm coming off a work term, to start school next week - finish living my 4 months in Sarnia, and move back to Waterloo. Then, in another 4 months, move elsewhere and work at a new company. While I always look forward to going back to school, at the same time, I am saddened to be leaving work (which actually started getting enjoyable towards the end), the money, and the job - not to mention this term, leaving my awesome housemates Rob & Katie (I think this is the first time that I'm not grumbling about the roommates by the end!) This is the end of my 5th work term, and from my previous 4, there are some people that I've kept in contact with, and some I haven't talked to since.
At the same time, at the end of the school term, I'm always more saddened. Yes I'm joyed that the stress of the term is over, but I'm always saddened to say good-bye to my friends. There are some that I keep in touch with over the work term, and ones that I don't talk to at all during work.
But, the changing all the time, I love it (ok, I don't love moving every 4 months, but the rest is ok!) After 4 months, I'm usually bored of work or school, and thrilled to be going elsewhere. I don't look forward to getting a full-time job after graduation when everything is so routine. I do enjoy change.
Life is change. It's an experience - new things, new people, all the time. I've definitely been reminded that all these things are precious. Also that I need to sit back and enjoy life, and learn things from life. And treasure all the happy moments that life brings.
posted by Jill at
8:11:00 p.m.
2 Comments:
You’d be surprised at how much dirty underwear can ulter your life. Accidents can happen if you’re thinking about dirty underwear when you should be concentrating on other things.
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Anonymous, at 6:24 a.m.
LOL. Thanks for that Lou :)
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Jill, at 8:08 p.m.
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