Words I Live By

 My mother used to always tell me, "Cae, you must remember that small minds discuss people, average minds discuss events, and great minds discuss ideas." She was the perfect example of putting others first; she lived her own motto "people are the most important thing" so beautifully.

  On a recent dinner date with two of my closest friends, I shared this advice I had received from my mother.  A week later, one of those friends gave me a birthday gift and I opened it once I got to my room.  As I unwrapped the tissue paper, my heart raced and my smile grew to its maximum.  There in front of me was the advice of my mother.  It hangs next to my door and I read it every morning before I begin my day. This simple reminder of my mother, what matters most, and the friends who remember keeps me thinking positively.

The Importance of the Unexpected Treasure

             I am constantly and thoroughly intrigued by how much we keep to ourselves.  I am without a doubt a culprit of withholding information about myself and those little quirks that get my wheels turning.
             Imagine entering the room/apartment/home of a new friend and surveying what they have chosen to decorate with; it is possible that they just simply love rabbits and have therefore chosen a rabbit pillow to accent their rabbit sofa next to their rabbit painting, but what if there's something else to it?
             Recently, I was looking about my dorm room and it struck me.  Every decoration that I value in that room has immense meaning behind it and my visitors have no idea.  Now, most of that statement excites me, it makes me more mysterious, but knowing that some of my friends could look at that plaque, or bedspread, or picture, or journal and never know the powerful bond I have with it.
             I write this blog not to glorify our material possessions, but to allow others some insight into what unexpected treasures we hold most dear.