One universal remote, please.

Well, somehow I'm already a month into my junior year. I've been thinking lately, and the 16 years that I've been alive have, oddly enough, went by fast. Within the next two years or so it's going to seem like life's stuck on the fast forward button. Everyone knows, the last stretch of highschool isn't a slow walk in the park-it's more like a hop, skip, and a jump; boom, you've graduated.





A universal 'Dalaney's life' remote would be a very handy to have right now. I want to rewind back to those days where Saturday's agenda was getting up early to watch Recess, heading off to a soccer game, and then coming home and not caring what I'm doing tonight. I want to rewind and pause on the moment that I had my first kiss and butterflies filled my stomach. I want to just go back to all the little moments that has formed the person I am today, even the moments of heartbreak or despair. All of those moments are part of my life, and they can never be erased. I even wish I could fast forward through parts of life just so I can see how it will turn out. It'd be amazing to already know what I'll make on my chemistry test tomorrow, if a fight between a friend and I will be meaningless, and even who I'm going to marry. Buttttt that would make life to easy. Then you could go back and study a little harder, watch what you say, and find that person-missing out on all the little hardships that make finding those things out even more memorable to you.





I guess what I'm trying to say is no longer will I take small things for granted. I plan to open my eyes to my life and just live it. We only get one of these things, so let's make the most of it.



“One day your life will flash before your eyes. Make sure it's worth watching”
-Anonymous