So, Thanksgiving break has concluded and I am sitting here wondering why something, like a break, brings up some sort of sadness. It really isn’t sadness, but rather a feeling of missing something or yearning for something that used to be. Now, I’m not saying my breaks are sad…BUT the emotion I felt when I was in elementary school, middle school, and even high school are something I wish I now felt.
Now that I am in college there are things that breaks are reserved for. Typically shifting from part-time hours to full-time, finalizing the FAFSA, trying to find time to see hometown friends, and of course enjoy the holiday. It’s exhausting! The worst is when I start to think about my plans for next semester and how every break I get closer and closer to graduation, meaning, the real world is coming too soon.
I know I’m not the only one who experiences this feeling of nostalgia after conversations with my peers and even my siblings. As they are both in middle school they even feel the holiday cheer slowly dissipating as they get older. My other sister who is graduating high school this year is fully working and trying to juggle spending time with her boyfriend and her family.
It is truly such a weird thing to experience, but as I start to notice myself wishing for things in the past, I look around and appreciate where I am now, and then go out and make new memories!