This will go down as one of the most unique semesters that every college and university ever had. Who would of thought that a respiratory virus would completely cripple the world? Certainly I didn’t. But rather than look at what went horribly wrong, its time to look at what went right and what we learned through this expereince.

When I ask myself what I learned this semester I immediately think of not taking anything for granted. Whether that is being at college, the family business, or even the simple act of walking into a Starbucks. You realize how much everything in your life means to you when it is all suddenly ripped out from underneath you. Lately I often find my self stopping in my the middle of my steps to take a look around me. By taking the time to admire whats going on around me rather than just rushing from point A to B, I am noticing things that were never apparent. Like how the picture on my wall is uneven. Or how the clock in the kitchen is an hour behind the actual time.

Taking the time to look around you gives you a sense of what is rather than what ought to be. In our busy lives we are constantly thinking about the future, an hour from now or even years from now. Always thinking about the future is good. You want to plan and make sure you are on track so you can maximize your life. But if you fail to enjoy the moment you will look back many years from now and say something my grandma always says “Where did all these years go?”. Don’t just look at life as years but rather days. Live each day doing what you love and spending time with the people you love cause one day it will all be over.

So, when I ask myself what I learned this semester the answer is very simple. I learned not to take life for granted. In order to live your life to the fullest you must look around you and notice the small details. It is the small details in your life that help make your full story.