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My Monthly "I Like Life" Post

I commented elsewhere this week that graduating college was the worst thing that ever happened to me - at least it seemed like it at the time. The moment I graduated, my life changed in ways it never had before and probably never will again. There is such security in being in school: there's always a break in sight, and you always know what you're going to do the next year - go back to school. Well, my first few months post-college were tough and there were more than a few nights that I went to bed thinking, "I'll never be really happy or have fun again." As with many thoughts I've had before, I was wrong.
Lately, when people ask me how things are in Monroe, I've taken the attitude that it's fine for now, but I don't really like the city itself and don't see myself living here forever. And while I'll maintain that the city is certainly lacking in many areas, and only God knows if I'll live here 6 months from now or 20 years from now, it struck me in the wee hours this morning (in one of those rare 2am epiphanies), that the city itself has little to do with my happiness. After a day filled with meeting friends at various places (including, but not limited to, The Airport Lounge), I couldn't help but smile when I thought about my earlier fear that I would never be happy again as I went to sleep thinking, "I really love it here."