The Random Ramblings of Lauren

Life is strange, really. Without noticing it, we slowly find yourself adapting and evolving with every passing hour.  The way we think, speak, and believe; our wants and needs and desires; they all change as we grow. So much so, that the person we once were becomes a faded memory. The things you once held so dear, suddenly seem trivial. Your likes and dislikes, out of nowhere fade into mundane disinterest. Your little idiosyncrasies, come and go like waves. Bumps in the road pale into specks in the rear view mirror, the further you travel. Because you advance with your surroundings. Like a river, your direction ebbs and flows and meanders along, picking up pace as you rumble over gushing rapids, and dragging peacefully as you laze through the tranquillity of life. If you don't take the time to stop and think, you neglect to notice that the very core of your being is evolving into a whole new you. And so, every now and again, you allow yourself the opportunity...