Times a Tickin'

There's not a moment where we aren't aging. We don't think of our age growing throughout the seconds. minutes, hours, but it's happening. It's a constant thought that frightens me. I imagine myself growing wrinkles on my face as i'm staring at my phone screen and wasting precious time on social networking sites, or unnecessary extra sleep just because i'm too lazy to get out of bed.

I feel that if i'm not spending my time wisely, possibly studying or doing homework, then it's time wasted, and that's untrue. I, along with many others, need to understand that just because you aren't using all the time you have to be improving your grades or doing things along the lines of schoolwork, it doesn't mean you're wasting you're time.

In order to be happily sane, it's necessary to have some "you time". Understand that its not a waste of time because you're enjoying yourself in whatever you're doing, whether its sleeping, or exercising, or just doing nothing. Although one should use their time to it's full extent, how you choose to spend it is solely upon yourself, just keep in mind that time is of the essence.

How one wants to grow throughout the seconds of their lives should be thoughtful. One can never regain the seconds they've lost, all you can do is improve and learn to spend it more wisely for the future. Use your time to work on yourself, rather than watching upon others through a tiny screen.

Things Could be Worse

Often times when I'm in public, I hear complaints from people about this and that, but I never hear people expressing how thankful they are to be living. We live in a day and age where we constantly look at what we don't have rather than what we obtain and it's quite sad.

We could live in a world where freedom isn't free, or where segregation is popular, but we don't and I rarely see appreciation for how far we've come. Being unappreciative towards life causes depression, if only we could open people's eyes up to see what's truly in front of them. There's constant talk about how people not having the latest technology, or not having the best clothes. What I try to remind myself is if I have ever lived without it, I don't truly need it.

Teenagers are a huge advocate here, but so are adults. Adults should be paving the way to happiness for the younger society, but instead they're setting an example. Not all, but many. We all need to be reminded of the simple things in life that should give us immense pleasure, things such as:

• dogs
• trees and sunshine (typical, I know, but beautiful)
• beaches
• stars
• babys' laughter
• naps
• books
• good movies
• bouncy balls
• spicy food
• sweet food
• mountains
• snow
• cake
• butterflies
• LIVING 

We things that don't come so easy to others, and we need to use them to our advantage. It's important to be happy. Odds are, something one may be mad about today, might not matter to them in a year or even a week from now. Don't dwell on things that drag you down because it's nothing but a waste of thought when you could be HAPPY. Life is too short to have a long face.