Summer is Over. Time Flies.

Okay, so technically there are a few remaining days of summer.  But the majority of those glorious summer days are over.  I can no longer sleep in until 10 or even 11 sometimes.  I'll have to wake at the dark hour of six o'clock.  In my opinion, being awake that early is a crime against nature.  It is simply not natural to wake up that early in the morning.  The thought of it makes me sick.  School itself sickens me and the majority of people I know.  We waste our days behind desks learning mindless things when we could be out traveling the world and creating a life for ourselves.  It's sad really, and I wish the endless summer days lasted forever.
Summer is simply a beautiful time where you are gifted with a couple months of freedom.  There are no responsibilities or stress.  It's just you, the sun, and good memories.  Time really does fly and it scares me.  If a couple months fly by so fast, I just know my last couple years of high school will go by in no time.  Just one more summer until my senior year, and then one summer after that and I will be in college… or wherever life happens to take me.  It's exciting and terrifying.
I'm going to approach this school year with a new mindset.  I am going to live my life and never settle for anything that does not bring me happiness.   It's my life and I'm the one who has to live it for the rest of my days on earth so why not just do whatever I want?  I don't see a point in being a people-pleaser or conforming to the expectations of others.  Soon, I want to post a review of the book, The Art of Non-Conformity.  I'm not quite done reading it, but it's really changing the way I see the world and myself.  Now that summer is over, it is time to focus on myself and what I want.  The book is helping me to see that.  It's never too late to change your life and why not start when summer ends?  After all, "Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall." -F. Scott Fitzgerald.  I included some beautiful summertime photos I took while on vacation because I know I will look back on these photos with fondness during the cold winter months.  Until next time xxx.