S O P H I E . J O E

This blog has crossed my mind every day since the last time I posted but I haven't been entirely sure what to write about. I don't want this to act as a diary, to simply get things off of my mind, but rather be something legible and worth reading. That being said, my thoughts are so scattered right now that I can't think much on any one specific topic. I was right about the new year. It doesn't mean anything. It might motivate people for a short period of time but this is temporary. I'm speaking from experience. Dedication and discipline are what actually make a difference. The motivation that came with January has already left and I have yet to find the level of discipline that I need to succeed in everything I want to. I have had enough discipline to meet deadlines, save a little more money, and be somewhat more social but this hasn't allowed me to make big career moves and accomplish the things I truly want to. I have all of these ideas bottled up inside ...

I tried to start a blog freshman year of college and my focus and inspiration died after the first week. It feels fitting to begin a new one for my last semester of college, which starts today. I'm not sure how I'm supposed to feel about it. Feelings aside it will be great to be done studying after the next few months... at least for a while. I think I want to get my masters someday. Someday soon. But I suppose this year is all about living in the moment. Being my first day back in the real world it's probably time to list out my goals and aspirations for the year. Waiting fourteen days into January goes against the whole new year better me thing but better now than never. Hopefully putting them down into a list all on one page will encourage me to reach for the stars or whatever. Here they are in no particular order. 1) Be more social. Over the past few days I've met up with five friends at separate times in different places. That's pretty big for me. I am c...

How cliché. Someone using the new year to improve themselves. It’s easy to fall for the simple line “new year, new me.” What's even easier is not committing to breaking your bad habits from the year before. But why change everything when a new year rolls around? What makes it so special? There are things that we would be accomplishing anyways that we shouldn't credit to a year change, like graduating from school, right? That goes the other way too though considering time is the key to change for many people. But there are many doors and many keys. The process is different for everyone. The thing is, there’s nothing actually different about a new year. Nothing changes apart from a few digits, maybe some gray hairs, and people behind screens announcing to the entire world that things will be different this time, that they will be different. I mean, how could one second completely transform someone into a new person? That’s simple, it can’t.  Although all of this is true,...