I guess I’ll stick with the way everyone else titled the monologue. So this is a second draft. I didn’t like the first one because that ended up being a rant related to what I was annoyed at today.
I’m an optimist, or I like to think that I am. There are a lot of times where I have to keep myself in check when I’m walking somewhere alone because I’ll be thinking of something funny that happened that day and laugh about it or smile nonstop about it like an idiot.
I’m an adventure seeker. I love the feeling of having something exciting to look forward to. I don’t actually have a list but near the top of my bucket list, I guess, is to go sky diving. I can’t wait to jump (or fall or be pushed) out of that [future] plane. Continuing on with this imaginary list, there’s also many countries I wanna travel to, rock climbing (with real rocks), live in a different state, learn how to snowboard– I would say skiing too but I tried that and ended up crying out of frustration from not being able to control my feet or move uphill with those unreliable ski poles, and I’m kinda sad that I have still yet to try paint balling or laser tagging.
I’m a Buddhist, or that was what I was told when 5th grader me asked my dad what religion we followed. It wasn’t until this last year that I began to actually look at what Buddhism was really about. I didn’t completely study the eightfold path enough to be tested on it or whatever but I got the general gist of it! Serenity, peace, and finding happiness were basically the main points, to me. I’ve trained myself– I think, to be calmer and not hold onto grudges. What’s the point? “Holding onto anger is like drinking poison, and expecting the other person to die.” I think I’ve wised up a lot in the last few years. But life is a work in process, there’s always new things to learn and experiences to try.
I like reading. Some people used Spark-notes for every required class reading, I opened my book in anticipation. It’s fun to get lost in that world where none of the issues are real and you forget your own for a while and you know by the end of the book, the problems will be resolved and that world will go on to live happily ever after. Running and reading are my two escapes from this world. Did I forget to mention that? I like running too. My high school track coach and every word that she’s said to me, I’ll never forget.
Anddddd that’s not how my name is spelled, but its the correctly pronunciation (:
^ i like the swings
