It was the second
day of spring break and I had no intentions to even think about schoolwork. I
was home relaxing in the sun dreaming about only spending my days on the beach.
This meant freeing my mind from all those mid terms I just had taken less than
48 hours ago. But, really and truly my mind never wanders away from school
unless it’s summer. I am always thinking ahead on assignments and I did just
this on Monday, March 4, 2013.
I woke up Monday
morning with the idea to plan my whole day around kind thoughts, words and
actions. Before even getting out of my bed that day, I had started off on the
right foot. I simply picked up my phone from the dresser and sent out a text
that stated “Good Morning! Have a wonderful day.” This message was sent to the
most important people in my life. My parents, brother, close family members and
of course my best friend. I sent it to my parents who I would end up seeing
later that day just because I knew how much it would mean. The responses I got
back made me think that I should do this more often. “Thanks for making my day
Lauren,” my aunt replied back. “Love and miss you lots,” my brother answered
right away. After getting such amazing responses I knew my day was about to go
just as planned, extraordinary.
I continued my day
with a smile on my face. Got up, got dressed and hopped in my car. I took a
visit over to my grandparents’ house. Two very important people in my life that
I knew didn’t know how to text. Therefore, I had to give them a personal visit.
I sat at the kitchen table and talked and talked to my grandmother for hours.
We talked straight into lunchtime and I begged for some home cooked chicken.
Giving into my plea, of course she said yes. While my grandmother started to
pull out all the necessary items, I decided to role reverse this situation. I
told my grandmother to have a seat right next to the kitchen and just tell me
everything to do. This way, I was making lunch for her and my grandfather while
they relaxed. Surprisingly, my chicken was delicious. The three of us enjoyed a
nice lunch while spending quality time together.
Lastly, I decided
to visit my high school before the day was over. I wanted to see the friends I
left behind and teachers too. I went from classroom to classroom saying hi to
everyone I knew. Finally I reached to the senior homeroom. These were the
students I were the closet too. They were the closets to my age and I had
played sports with most of them last year. They informed me on all the latest
news and things I’ve been missing. And although I knew college wasn’t something
they wanted to talk about, I had to ask anyways. I shared my thoughts on
schools and gave some advice on personal essays. The conversation went a lot
further then I thought it would. The seniors had so many questions for me and I
was more than happy to answer them.
After a very
productive day in my hometown, I was proud of myself. I felt better as a
granddaughter, friend and even a person as a whole. I had done things I had
never done in my life and in less than 8 hours I felt a change. A change in
myself that I knew would better me in the future. From that day on I found
myself going out of my way to make others smile without even trying. It was
like it came naturally.
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