Introductory Blog

“With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a BEAUTIFUL WORLD” –Max Ehrmann

Hi guys! If you didn't take note of the title of my blog, I guess I'll have to go through the whole introduction thing again. My name is Mia Lee, I am a freshman, just like the rest of you, hopefully. Well that’s it for introductions, I don’t think you need to know how long it takes for me to do my hair, or how all of my goldfish mysteriously died after my dad literally dumped the whole bottle of fish food into the tank.

                                                                   

Max Ehrmann is a poet from the 1900’s and this quote is from his poem Desiderata. The word desiderata is Latin for “things desired”. Desiderata is perhaps his most famous poem, written and published in the 1920’s. It wasn’t popular then, but when the 60’s and 70’s rolled around, Desiderata became a well-known poem.

This poem has a lot of meaning for me, but the quote I strive to live by the most is the one I chose to include in this introduction. Despite life’s disappointments, heartbreak, and monotony, I try to find something good about every day that I can enjoy. You can’t always be happy, but you can always find something that will make you happy, even if that feeling only lasts for a moment.

I have always tried to embody an optimistic air in my life, reminding myself that there is always a rainbow after a storm. If any of you know me really well, there aren’t a lot of sad moments in my life. I like to jump off the walls, talk (I love talking), use sarcasm, try out a few new jokes here and there, act like the Energizer bunny, etc. Sometimes when my friends are down, I try to cheer them up with lame jokes I find on my tube yogurt everyday.

From my experience, there is a 100% guaranteed method to end the Monday blues, or just to cheer up on a down-in-the dumps day. One, eat a lollipop. Sometimes a sugar pick-me-up is all you need for a better day. Then, if that doesn't help, try thinking about something happy. Thinking about good things can help you feel more positive. And, the last resort, act like a unicorn. Though it may sound weird, acting silly actually encourages you to be more optimistic.

And even when life gets really bad, just remember that there is something out there worth living for. Maybe then, you will find a new purpose. And maybe then, you will find that it is indeed a beautiful world out there. Maybe then.