I’m “stealing” this write before bed idea from a wonderful person, who, luckily, is my significant other. He actually recommended that I do this because it’s hard for me to turn my brain off at a respectable time of the night.
It seems as if I’ve been “stealing” a lot lately. Yes, “stealing” instead of stealing without the quotation marks. I’ve been taking a lot of ideas from my friends and implementing them in my own life. Actually, I am currently doing a social experiment on Facebook right now that involves both “stealing” and stealing. [No, I will not be in trouble for the stealing.] I will probably explain what this social experiment is at a later date. The focus of this post is: Why am I doing this? Why am I “stealing”?
It’s like I’m learning from masters, in each of their respective arts. I have friends who are really great at relaxing. They are just so free. It amazes me. On the other hand, I have friends that are great at productivity. They never seem to tire of the routine tasks that most grow bored of. The most impressive thing is that they are all great at being themselves. I’m serious, every single last one of them. It’s really inspiring.
Being friends with them, I feel like I am learning to express the awesome-self that I’ve been suppressing for so long. Sometimes, the thought that I’m not worthy of these breathtaking people in my life troubles me, but the friendships are mutual, so I must be contributing something. I feel like this is one of the most important lessons that I will learn in college. I’m enrolled in the course of ‘Being Amazing’.
We are all teaching each other something. I can’t help but to wonder what I am teaching them. I can’t wait to see what else I will “steal” from them next.
It’s time for me to power down, sleep tight.
Ashley Kirtman 