My 672-hour day
February has been the longest month ever.
I know your saying to yourself that February has the least amount of days out of all the months, so how can it be the longest month? Although I know this to be true, February has a special ability to be the longest month of the year. I am sure that at least one other person knows this feeling. My friends and I were just talking yesterday about how February has felt like one long day. Of course, there are a couple of factors that contribute to this belief: late nights, no sleep, a lot of homework, and work just to name a few. In contrast, there are entertaining things like going to 2 concerts in the same week, participating in the Vagina Monologues, and hanging out with friends. Once you combine all these positive and negative factors, you end up with one really long month of 28 days.
I am not saying that it is a bad thing, but I am merely stating an observation.
Well, I am saying that it is not always a bad thing. I recall one particular week where it seemed as if my work was never going to be finished. Coincidentally, it was the same week that I was to attend two concerts. There is this saying, “You can’t do everything.” All my life I have believed the opposite. I have always planned to do everything, because doing everything is what I thought it took to win. Although I worked really hard on all my work the entire week, there were a couple assignments that were not as good as they could have been. Whether that was due to lack of sleep or no time, there was no going back. Suddenly, I was thinking maybe I can’t do everything.
From that week, I learned something. This was something that never occurred to me, but was obviously staring me in the face the whole time. It is not about doing it all. It is about enjoying what you’re doing. I know this is cliché and completely obvious, but somehow I missed it. I missed it, because I did not see the need for balance between the things I do not enjoy and the things I do. With everything I enjoy, there are three things I do not. The key is not to get hung up on all the things that I hate, but to look forward to the moments I do like. Another important idea I learned is time waits for nobody. Time will continue to move forward whether I want it to or not. Once time has passed, there is no sense in dwelling on the things you can do nothing about. Timing is everything, so I just needed to prioritize what is most important. Sometimes, your mental well-being and health is just far more important than that reading assignment or that paper. There is no harm in taking five minutes to stare at the wall. You never know, maybe the answer will be right there.
To conclude, I want everyone to close their eyes, take a deep breath, and know that although time is limited, there is enough time to make at least one of your dreams come true.