"You have to take the good with the bad, smile when you're sad,
love what you got and always remember what you had.
Always forgive, never forget."
love what you got and always remember what you had.
Always forgive, never forget."
This might not be the exact way Rob had said it, but for some reason I woke up to it. Saying that, I remember the first days when I was here in Grand Teton. They were a challenge! I missed my friends and my family. I missed my old job and just missed being in a warmer area. If I had known this quote back then I would have realized for the time being I'm just going to have to take the good with the bad. I was finally out here where I had been begging to come back to and receiving such a great experience. Being away from a girl I really loved and then finding out that love wasn't there anymore I just had to smile when I was sad. Being around such happy and determined people helped me not catch that post break-up blues. "Love what you got and always remember what you had," inspires me not forget the great and lovely friends I have back at home. Not a day goes by when I get those phone calls and text messages asking when I'll be home or how much they miss me. What they don't know is, now I don't ever want to come back home. I've fallen in love with this place. I still haven't had to experience the always forgive part of this quote, but it's strange because it's apart of my next tattoo I've been dying to get. But for never forget, I will never forget all 30 of us being out here in March learning and sharing our interest with each other. As I look at the wonderful Teton Range while typing this, I know everyone has fallen in love with whatever place they're at. And part of them, even though they might not want to admit it, does not want to leave that place. I challenge everyone with their time left to make the absolute best of it, explore more, conquer harder challenges and expand your legacy!
Right you are, Joseph. Times can often be bleak, but it has helped me immensely to think of my life as a story that is unfolding no matter what I do. First off, that makes me think the world is largely outside my control and that I must accept what comes at me as if it were printed on a page-- but secondly it encourages me to do everything in my power to make the story more interesting. Thinking that way has helped me endure setbacks, deaths, and the unexpected end of relationships with peace and the willpower to always keep going.
ReplyDeleteI am mighty glad you have fallen in love with this place so much--you are coming to that age where a lot of valuable people in your life will start spreading all over the globe as they graduate or elope... you begin to rely on weekend, or even yearly visits to see your friends in person. So if you stay in Jackson, you know you have one of the best places to visit in the country!