"Never become so busy making a living that you forget to make a life"

I stumbled upon that quote a couple of weeks ago and it has been at the back of my mind ever since. Maybe it's because all of my friends are growing up, leaving the nest, going to college. They're starting their lives. Their REAL lives. They aren't the seniors anymore, we are. I AM! And that is still such a hard concept for me to grasp. I'm a senior. I'm seventeen. I'm student body president. When did all of this happen?! I took my first college entrance exam, I'm going to have to start applying for scholarships soon, and to colleges too. WHUT?! the future is sneaking up on me, and fast. I feel like I was JUST a freshman. Now, I'm almost done. Then there is life AFTER high school. After. AFTER!!!! I have a pretty good idea of what I want to do, but the most important things is, I want to be successful. Oh my god, I want to be successful! and i truly believe that I will be. But what is success anyway? Success means different things to different people, some peoples definition is $$$$, which brings me back to that quote. "Never become so busy making a living that you forget to make a life". To me, success is not measured in money, but in smiles. As cheesy as that sounds, that's seriously what I think! Yeah, money is nice, but I don't want to focus my whole life around making it. That is a life wasted. I want to look back when I'm 80 and see tons and tons of pictures of me and my family happy and smiling and laughing. I want to be able to say that I was truly happy. I want to live a life I love, and do what I love. To me, that is success. I don't know. This post really didn't have to much of a purpose. I'm just kind of rambling. All I know is, I'm going to enjoy every day of this precious life that God has blessed me with. ✌ out.