Contentment

As I often do, I was thinking. It's still the summer, but as the holiday season slowly approaches, one of the things I think about is what presents I should get people. This leads to thinking about what I want as a gift. Kids usually have a long list of things they want. However, I've been realizing that I am content with what I have. Don't get me wrong, of course I'd love have a new gaming PC, or a VR headset. But while I would like to have them, I don't want them. I think this is really cool! I have everything I want to feel content. A better PC would be cool, but my pc is enough to play and enjoy my games. A VR headset would be cool, I know that realistically, I wouldn't have much time to play on it anyways. I don't need more clothes, better food, or whatever.

It's a testament to my parents if anything. I'm going to try to hold onto this kind of contentment for as long as I possibly can. I don't know if it will still hold in college and in independent life, but I hope it does.

It's not like life isn't busy either. It's the fall of senior year, a hectic time spent writing college application essays, running around gathering recommendations, and stressing over the AP classes' workloads. I don't have a lot of free time, but that's okay. I'm proud of what I've accomplished and achieved so far. I like where my life is headed. Well, maybe I'll be a bit more happier after I get my college acceptance letters back.

This fall, I'll be 18. Eighteen years already? It feels like I just became a teenager. Time really does fly. I can't believe time can go by any faster.