I have had some trouble creating a blog post for the last few days. The most recent discussion board has given me quite a bit to talk and think about for this blog post. The discussion board was regarding a letter of gratitude to someone who deserves it. It was one of the most rewarding tasks I’ve completed in a while. I had trouble thinking about who I was going to write to but I am glad that I chose my mom.
As I’ve grown older I have found it harder to articulate my feelings towards my family, and I’m glad I was afforded this opportunity. I think it is because I have been eager to take on a more mature persona and expressing feelings is for some reason in my mind a juvenile thing to do. Yet, I think my next big epiphany will be that that is a foolish thought to have. As I grow older the one thing that I’ve realized is that life can be very unpredictable, and as bad as it sounds you never know what the next day will bring. So this has allowed me to bring those two thoughts together and realize that I should speak my mind about the feelings I have towards the people that have always stood in my corner, as you never know what the next day will bring. It is a hard realization to come to but as time goes on I think affording some thought to the hard subjects will be very transformative.
If theres anything I’ve learned through this course, and I mentioned it in my last blog post, is that more often or not it is people and relationships that are closely linked with happiness. I look forward to completing my blog in the last days of this course as I think I will more matured ideas to share because of my experience with the material, and it will be a more illuminating experience rather than if I started writing these earlier.
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