Light Years

I move in exactly six weeks. Suddenly, it feels like a lifetime.

Lately, as i've been packing my things and preparing to venture away, i've been pondering: "Do we create our own circumstances or are they bestowed upon us?"

In the last year alone, my life has changed more constantly than before. Some for the better, but on a hole, it's been pretty hectic and testing. However, by not leaving sooner or working on past issues, I enabled the situation. I fed the fuel for the fire and kept it going.

Just a thought.

I've decided instead of going out and having a big going-away celebration instead to pool in a bunch of cash and give it to the local teen hotlines here. We only have two and growing up, I used them all the time. I know that teen call centers have a stigma, a lot teenagers prank them, but regardless if what I was growing through can be considered a big deal or not, they listened and I still remember, a guy who told me his name was "Brian" on one of the lines was the first person in seventeen years (at the time) to tell me he was worried about me and it changed everything.

I'm a huge supporter for call centers, I think it's silly that they can put you on hold (ecspecially if you're in a crisis), but I hope that people will continue to help them.

How is the week starting out for everyone? Feel free to dish.