an excuse
Goats can also serve as an excuse to forgo the superfluous rules you set for yourself, and the reasons you come up with to punish your very existence.
I don't think it's much of a secret anymore that this year has been one hell of a year. In a week I will be turning 24 years old. I hate birthdays because they are a reminder of just how little I have contributed to the world in the time that I have been on it.
I hate looking back on what transpired between my birthday last year and the pending birthday of this year. My life has been a conglomeration of chaos, drama, and last minute efforts to look like I am surviving nonetheless. It's hard to wake up some days, because I still don't feel like myself
To be honest, I forgot what it's supposed to feel like...to wake up with no regrets
But I went to a goat farm in Chatanooga with some first years, and I definitely didn't regret that trip.
It's incredible; the simple, innocent lives of farm animals. The blissful act of grazing around without a care in the world about deadlines or what people are thinking of you. That's maybe the most stressful part of graduate school: trying to read influential people's facial expressions
I don't think it's much of a secret anymore that this year has been one hell of a year. In a week I will be turning 24 years old. I hate birthdays because they are a reminder of just how little I have contributed to the world in the time that I have been on it.
I hate looking back on what transpired between my birthday last year and the pending birthday of this year. My life has been a conglomeration of chaos, drama, and last minute efforts to look like I am surviving nonetheless. It's hard to wake up some days, because I still don't feel like myself
To be honest, I forgot what it's supposed to feel like...to wake up with no regrets
But I went to a goat farm in Chatanooga with some first years, and I definitely didn't regret that trip.
It's incredible; the simple, innocent lives of farm animals. The blissful act of grazing around without a care in the world about deadlines or what people are thinking of you. That's maybe the most stressful part of graduate school: trying to read influential people's facial expressions
Either way, these are some pictures from our trip to Little Farms, in Chattanooga, TN. I highly recommend a visit when you are also trapped in the pits of despair.
Goats are an excuse to be okay with it all. Until you come back of course
and then all hell breaks loose again
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