I was dying.

In the book I read as a kid, Chicken Soup for the Soul, I read an entry, which I have seen on social media several times since:

First, I was dying to finish high school and start college. 

And then, I was dying to finish college and start working. 

And then, I was dying to marry and have children. 

And then, I was dying for my children to grow old enough for school. 

And then, I was dying to retire. 

And now, I am dying...

and suddenly, I realize I forgot to live...



-Anonymous 
Submitted by Nicole Zablocki

I was dying to finish high school. I was dying to grow up. I've thought of this book entry many times while in school. Despite the many different parts of high school that I will be glad to be moving on from, there are many things that I was dying to be finished with, that I will dearly miss.

 As school and sports wind down, I am glad to have known this poem. It taught me to value the difficult, rough, and crazy situations we are all in, and to enjoy the experiences. I find it very challanging to not get caught up in wishing my time away on the future. Reading this poem helps me realize how important and valuable living in the moment is.

I'll miss, and hope to carry on, the wonderful friendships that I have made with y'all, and I will think fondly upon all of the great years I have shared with everyone. 

Leaves on top of Grass

Walt's Notebook

Looking through his journal my first impression is that he focused more on getting out his ideas and thoughts and less about organization. A lot of his writing does not stay straight and the words collide into  each other. However, his handwriting is neat and cursive. There is also a lot of words and lines crossed out and replaced with other words and ideas. I especially like the drawings at the end of the notebook because they are relatively simple and rough but it is still very easy to see what he was intending to draw along with being able to see the different emotions present in the drawings that he made. 

After reviewing the notes about what the notebook is actually about I learned that I got some of the stuff I thought right. I noticed the library of congress stamp and new that it wasn't part of the original text. The drawings apparently were not done by Walt himself and he was known to have never drawn. This was something that I did not know before reviewing these notes. These drawings were of Walt and I was unsure of if they were actually of him or someone else during his time period before. I think it is interesting that Walt would have someone else draw and contribute to his personal journal of ideas. I personally would think that someone would like to be secretive and not let others change or edit there own book.