Cherish Book

After yesterdays realization of how different life on my own and being away from my family and my dog will be, I have come to the conclusion that I am going to make a Cherish Book. Basically, I will compile all the things I will miss about home and document them in a scrapbook to take with me. I know some people might be like "How is that going to help? wouldn't that make you even more upset looking at all the things you left behind?" and my answer is this:
I believe being able to look back on times that have come to pass and being able to enjoy the moment rather then regret the that time has disappeared into the past like all other moments to only be remembered in ones memory is important in being able to deal with change and both the gains and losses that come with it. I don't have to think, "oh, I'm never going to see him (my dog Chance) again" or " I will never be able to have the same relationship with my family as I once did before". I believe, perceiving is everything. Think about it, if a person looks at their life and thinks "My life sucks" do you believe their are really going to strive to seeing anything but a negative situation. Even in the worst of situations, there is always a beckon of light guiding the way to a happier life. But the only way to get to that happier life, is by believing that it is possible. Therefore, I believe that even through the sad, there is always good. So although I will be reflecting on the past I will still be able to enjoy what the present has to offer. After all, "there is no better gift than the present"♥
On another note! I have the perfect scrapbook to use for my Cherish Book, ironically it was given to me by my best friend who has just recently (over the summer) moved to San Antonio, Texas about 30 minutes or so away from where I will be. (Thank goodness I will have her!!) Here is a picture of the exterior of the Scrapbook: