List Your Life

A good friend of mine asked me to complete a "homework assignment" within the next three weeks. He said to write down everything I've ever wanted to do for fun with him, my friends, my family or even with just myself. As I have been keeping a list of all these adventures in my head, (spending a whole day in a cozy pillow-fort or finding a place in California with more stars then city lights are only two of the many examples I've come up with so far), I've thought a lot about something that we as college students can often forget to do: prioritize. The stuff that matters most to us can quickly become things like GPA's, internships, and job connections, things that are very important at this age. But we should all try to remember that what makes this life worth living are the people and memories that shape us into who we are. Life is such a short and fast-paced gift that we can forget to just stop and enjoy every day that we are so blessed to have. I'm not advising anyone to just throw their books in the air, hit up every party there is tonight, and make some "memories," (which they probably wouldn't remember much of), but I'm simply saying that it's important to keep a healthy perspective on what it means to truly live. Do things that make you happy, make your own list of "to-dos," surround yourself with people you love and start checking it off.