family

 

For those that know me, family is very important to me. I have always been close to my entire family, we have deep conversations over the dinner table, provide relationship/life/career/fashion/any advice whether or not the other party wants it, we are extremely blunt with one another, and we care for each other unconditional (it doesn't always seem that way though).

This summer has been an amazing period of time for me to reconnect with family, sure I talk to them regularly but those little daily moments are missed. I miss our late night Mickey D runs and conversations with everyone cuddled up under the covers. However, there have been a lot of big fights which isn't too surprising. There are always good and bad moments. Moments where I want to cry and just get out of here as soon as possible and moment where I want to cry because I'm missing out on THIS life. This version of my life.

It's been a bit difficult to figure out where I want to be, I'm realizing people have their own lives and are starting their new lives and families, and whether or not I'm here.

I guess the point of this post is that, at the end of the day, when it comes down to it, your family will always be there. I can go around the world and pursue whatever dream I want, and I can always come back to family. However, I can't expect to always come back to what I left and pick up from there.

“Our most basic instinct is not for survival but for family. Most of us would give our own life for the survival of a family member, yet we lead our daily life too often as if we take our family for granted.” -Paul Pearshall