THE AE JOURNAL

I am overwhelmed with mixed emotions today.I've spent time to reflect on various new situations and circumstances in my life.In order to better explain my points in this entry, I feel it is best to begin from the end to the beginning rather from start to finish. The end is always a key to a beginning so why not start with it? After all, the end is never really the end.

I am sitting at a round table with friends at my Alma Mater. We all are dressed in black and have been discussing the ceremony that had just occurred. I come across being real mellow and quiet in disbelief, as we discuss several different topics and having one of them be life. The importance of life and what it all means to us, that was our topic of discussion.


"We all hope that when it is our time to go, we would have made an impact as she has made" "She did so much for our community, school, and her family".

I and many others today at Rutgers University-Newark and beyond had the chance to say their goodbyes to a phenomenal woman named, Nelitha Wilson-Michael (Nell). I got to know Nell at the student life and leadership office at my Alma Mater. She always was there to speak to her students and offer suggestions,advice, and support. Nell worked for nearly two decades at Rutgers and served as a principal secretary and ADA coordinator for students with disabilities. I will always remember her smiles in Robeson and talks about my next event. She had direct contact with all the student leaders of Rutgers who had organizations. Her efforts will never be forgotten and her presence will always be missed.

At the round table we discussed life and what it actually means. This little puzzle has been talked about for centuries. We felt it fitting to discuss it today as we came back from celebrating Nell's life with her family and friends. We came up with a few conclusions and answers.

• Expectation: Live your life without the expectation that tomorrow is granted.
  
• Smile: Everyone has issues! Smiling is the first route to happiness. It is also the first thing a person may notice. ' WOW , she is that girl who is always smiling, so happy' . Smiling also brightens another person's day.
  
• Equate:We are all in this equation called Life, subtract the negativity-let's reflect on the good.
  
• Two entities:Lastly, we all view life and death as two seperate things because we don't truly understand what comes after. Perhaps it is one.. we will never understand until we all one day arrive.
  

SET TIME TO TELL THOSE YOU LOVE, THAT YOU LOVE THEM. NEVER ASSUME THAT THEY KNOW.

p.s: Live your best life-ALWAYS.

Labels: death, happiness, life, life application, sorrow