Perspective

I know a lot of the things I talk about are random so bare with me, because I am weird.

Happiness is all relative. Is it just me or is it easier to look back on past experiences as happier times than that of the present? As I look back on times in high school and college, I have tons of amazing memories. However, it's an easy trap to fall into to just recollect all of the positive occurrences, and none of the negative. Whenever I reminisce (or whatever) over my past, my memory seems to focus strictly on the positives, while the negatives fall by the wayside. Therefore, I think it's important to put things into perspective immediately, as to not overlook positives that are in our life currently. After all, those seem to be the the memories I retain more often than not. It will be too easy to just continuously look back on the last few years of my life as the 'happier' times, even though the only reason they seem happier, is because of my perspective on things. I don't want to be someone who lives in the past, because when I'm in my 30s, I'm sure I will look back on my life now and say it was some of the best years I've ever had. By doing this, hopefully I can fully appreciate every aspect of my life presently rather than reminiscently, and also maintain a more positive outlook.