A Note From Myself

The other day while cleaning off a very high up shelf in my closet, I came across a time capsule that I put together in Young Women's in 9th grade and had completely forgotten about. It was dated to be opened a few days after graduation, which i definitely already passed, so i opened it. In it were a few pictures, a list of things about me at that time, and a note to myself. It made me smile. In my note I wrote down the things i had hoped i would have accomplished by now. I was surprised by how little those goals have changed. I wrote that i want to be a Music Education major, and I still do. I wanted to go to a university with a great music program, and I still do. I wanted to just be happy, and I am. I wrote that I wanted to have amazing friends, and I do. What really surprised me is how some of the goals were reached. Most of them were in unexpected ways. I wanted to be a Music Education major then because i liked music and i couldn't really think of anything else i wanted to do. I want to now because I have taught and I know, without a doubt that that is what I am supposed to do with my life, and I love it! The things that hit me the hardest were to be happy and have good friends. I am happy because I've gone through really hard things, an can really appreciate the happiness and I can appreciate having good friends because I've had some not so great ones. So even though I have changed so much since then, the core things that I know and want and love haven't changed. I have learned more than I ever thought I would. And I think thats a good thing :)