Greetings to the new everything - a voyage to look towards to

Click. 12:25 a.m. 01/Sep/2019.

Glancing at a new change in the month on the phone display and ripping off another page on the calendar, a few things come to my mind. A) My birthday is coming closer (as it is on the 1st, it is automatically reminded) and B) I had a new big paper that I could doodle on. To add some more, I also remember that C) my favorite ice cream shop would have had a discount event a day before and D) I would have to fill in the dates in my schedule planner for the new month.

September reminded me of a conversation I had before summer vacation. I went to help my teacher pack his things, only to find the office was already vacant. Since there was no need for more help, he shared his plans for further months out of school. "Wow, it's only July and we're already talking about September." "That's what adults have to do." was his answer.

     That was only July. Nothing much happened, and the vacation ended, soon came September. For some reason, I was back in school.

     I did not mind being back in school. I did not mind that the vacation ended. But I did mind that the summer was gone, though it was not one of my favorite seasons. I did mind that I had a new semester in front of me. I did mind my incapability of controlling what was going on, and how I had no choice, but to move on from my July-self.

     I did mind flipping the calendar - the indescribable mixture of feelings coming through, visioning white beautiful sands of the time disappearing through the diminutive hole, every time, forcing me to change.

... but henceforth Wendy knew that she must grow up. You always know after you are two. Two is the beginning of the end.

James M. Barrie, Peter Pan

     Though beginning a new month seems rather trivial to beginning a new year, there is an empty feeling compelling one to move on. There is a certain amount of stress that cannot be underestimated. But the stress is also often disregarded while it is also the source of the power to propel us forward. 

Greetings, September!

     The start of the month may be distressing, but this may be as well, an opportunity to be a new self. Perhaps the change of the month is valuable, as it can be the junction for all our lives. The majority get around 1,000 months in their lives before kicking buckets, which might be why we might want to be considerate about starting a month. Yet, no worries - after all, there's still one-third of 2019 and many more months left for us to use wisely.