"Write in it and Pass it On"

I have finally experienced one of those really cool twist of fate type things where you are on the short list of people that get to be part of something really awesome! Let me explain: my dear pal, Aili, came to my house the other day and handed me a journal that said "write in it and pass it on." Apparently some random guy on a train from Connecticut gave it to her, and he got it from a lady named Sam in NY. The idea is that when you get it, you take up a few pages to write, doodle, etc... (whatever you want) and then pass it on to a stranger or friend, or just leave it in a public place. I was only the third person to write in it thus far, but it was still one of the coolest things I've ever taken part of.

I do have to say it was awesome to read my own part after I finished because it told me things I didn't even know as I wrote it. The general (and unplanned) motif throughout my section was a sense of....how shall I say it? The fact that life is painful, but beautiful and I am very happy, though I understand that there is always going to be some bad. I've been going through a lot of thought changes lately, and I really think I've come to some greater understanding about a lot of things, and I am really happy for that. I'm really proud of myself because I truly did what was right by me and I didn't let some silly boy, a lot of stress, or other dramas bring me down. In fact, I'm so much better for it. It's a weird kind of happiness, but I really am so impressed with all the brilliance I find around me, and I thank anyone who deserves credit for this wonderful place I'm at. I'm really proud of what I put in that book and I'm really happy that it came out just as it did. I hope the girls in Borders who I passed it onto appreciate it just as much as I do, and I really hope that one day I get to see it again.

As I wrote in the journal, I will keep my same wish at 11:11 and I will remain hopeful for the quickly approaching Obama administration; I will keep in mind my favorite quote of all time, and I will hold onto my last line of the last page: "Let's be brilliant. We're naturally good at it and it's all we have."

P.S. I apologize because I really didn't want this to be an emo blog. Please understand that these things do happen and this particular instance was just too great not to write about.

Peace