More happiness talk...

I have been told in the past to not try to quantify feelings with thoughts. To define the line between what I feel and how I describe it to myself and others. Essentially, I've been told that what I feel and what I think are mutually exclusive, that feelings - love, hate, happiness, sadness - cannot be adequately described using words.

I can't work that way.

I like to talk about my feelings, not to just anyone who will listen, but to those select few that I know would appreciate what I have to say and wouldn't judge me for it. I enjoy trying to explore reasons behind why I feel the way I do. I suppose that is why I write...to try to get not only my thoughts on paper, but my feelings as well. Finding words to describe feelings is like a puzzle...a word search in its most literal sense.

I guess it's an acquired skill to be able to verbalize your emotions. To be able to tell someone how you feel accurately and articulately. For some, the true meaning of their emotions gets lost in translation, but for others the explanation is what gives the feelings external meaning.

Just thinkin...

-Julie

Sweet Summertime

mmmmm strawberries

Life is crazy. The past couple weeks have been filled with group projects, tests, interviews, and social events that have eaten up all of my time. I'm still working on the whole "D0-everything-well-but-still-have-time-for-myself" thing. I either devote all of my time to my work and to other people and give myself time to sleep...or I half ass things so that I get five minutes to read a book or write in my journal. And we all know I don't ever truly half-ass anything that gets graded...or that someone else is going to see.

I don't even know what to write about...I guess the only things on my mind are summer and getting this semester over-with. I don't like doing the same thing for too long, because I just irritated with it...and then I don't want to do it...and then I procrastinate like a champ. So I guess I can post some pictures of what I'm hoping for this summer.

Sleeping in hammocks...This one's pretty, but it doesn't look structurally sound.

Camping! I really want to give it another try. The last time I went I was very young and angst-y A view like this would be fantastic.

PICNICS! I love them. I want it to look just like this. I have an idealistic view of picnics...when I know full well it would mean bugs and heat and allergies. It's a nice thing to think about, though.

Lame post, I know. I'll get better I hope.

-Julie