swirling leaves and swirling thoughts

i always say that i hate it when it is windy and that's only partially true.   when it is windy and i am on campus, i don't hate it as much.  it makes me think of my first fall quarter at UCLA and what an exciting time in my life that was.

this is an exciting time, too, and sometimes i have to remind myself of that out loud (literally tell myself that this is exciting).  i know it doesn't feel like it right now, but the tough moments are usually the moments a person remembers the most - because of all the effort it took to make it through and whatnot.  i can't wait til i can look back at this time in my life and think about how silly i was to worry about the things i worry about now.  in the end, i know my worries are silly sometimes, but it's easy to forget that when i'm so close to it.  myopic perspectives are generally not conducive to rational thoughts.