Wow guys. It is August! It's kind of insane to think about how much has and hasn't changed since last August. Lets see...last August I was still in Northfield and had not begun my journey to Hawai'i yet. Last August, Carleton and Carleton-folk still seemed very much in the fore-front of my life.
One year later, I have now relocated to a sunnier location my second time, I've spent 6 months working at an Adult Foster Care Home with schizophrenic patients and Carleton-folk are still some of my dearest friends. However, Carleton itself seems soooo far in the past. All at the same time I cannot believe over a year has passed since graduation and then again I can't believe it's ONLY been a little over a year since Carleton.
One thing that is different. In the "real world" it's harder to meet as many amazing people and get as close to them as when one was at Carleton. I DO still miss the people. However, after spending some time learning how to meet new people it's amazing how many activities and social groups there are out there. Since I've been in San Diego I've probably gone to 6 different social groups that span the gamut from interests in running, ping-pong, scrabble to theology and being new in town.
One thing is for sure. We definitely do underestimate how much we underestimate the role of belief, good attitude and the corresponding self-fulfilling prophecies that happen on account of how we think and what we do. There are so many things that you can change either in your attitude or your actions to make a positive difference in the lives of yourself and others that it's positively ridiculous to ever come to the conclusion that the situation that you are facing is one that is hopeless and that you are helpless. Nonsense I tell you.
One year later, I have now relocated to a sunnier location my second time, I've spent 6 months working at an Adult Foster Care Home with schizophrenic patients and Carleton-folk are still some of my dearest friends. However, Carleton itself seems soooo far in the past. All at the same time I cannot believe over a year has passed since graduation and then again I can't believe it's ONLY been a little over a year since Carleton.
One thing that is different. In the "real world" it's harder to meet as many amazing people and get as close to them as when one was at Carleton. I DO still miss the people. However, after spending some time learning how to meet new people it's amazing how many activities and social groups there are out there. Since I've been in San Diego I've probably gone to 6 different social groups that span the gamut from interests in running, ping-pong, scrabble to theology and being new in town.
One thing is for sure. We definitely do underestimate how much we underestimate the role of belief, good attitude and the corresponding self-fulfilling prophecies that happen on account of how we think and what we do. There are so many things that you can change either in your attitude or your actions to make a positive difference in the lives of yourself and others that it's positively ridiculous to ever come to the conclusion that the situation that you are facing is one that is hopeless and that you are helpless. Nonsense I tell you.
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