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This is me in a nutshell:
- Christopher S. Campbell
- I'm an English major
- I want to be a teacher
- I am a writer (although I am currently going through a "I'm giving up writing" phase)
- I'm funny
- I laugh (a lot)
- I'm the best thing since sliced bread (and 80's music)
- I'm open, honest, and sincere
- The glass is half almost full!
- You'll like me. I'm cool. I promise.

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So you want to know a little about me, do you? Well, I’ve never been good with talking about myself, so I think instead I’ll tell you a little about life.

When it comes down to it, life is like one big movie. We all have those moments that stand out in our minds as moments that would make an audience laugh or cry, moan or sigh. Maybe your first kiss was standing in the rain. Perhaps you were right in the middle of laughing and you were given terrible news about a friend or loved one. Or maybe you were fighting with your girl or your guy and right as it got heated you pinned them against a wall and kissed their neck. Think about the last time you did something good for someone without expecting a thank you. When you were supposed to be throwing a surprise party but instead of surprising the guest of honor he came through the back door and surprised you. You’re in the middle of a very important test and while the room is completely silent someone farts. Maybe you were in church and they began playing your favorite gospel song and you couldn’t help but sing along. All of these little moments that you may not stop to recognize are all part of your movie. They are all part of life.

I don’t take these moments for granted. I savor them. Life is about these moments. Life is about planning a picnic, only to get rained out once you’re there and having to finish it in your garage. Life is about playing that one song when things are down to bring yourself back up. Life is about being spontaneous and doing things on a whim that you wouldn’t normally do. Life is about planning everything to the T only to throw that plan out the window on the way to the beach. Life is about anything and everything. Life is about whatever you make it to be about. That’s the beauty of life. Why search for the meaning of life when it is all around us? Our friends, our families, our neighbors, our enemies, our pets, our faults, our triumphs, our goals, our dreams, our memories, our hopes, our faith, our love, our time here on Earth to do good things.

So the next time you are at the drive-thru and have the money to spare, I urge you, pay for the food for the car behind you. The next time you are going through your closet and find clothes you don’t wear as often as the others, take fifteen minutes to drive it to Goodwill or the Salvation Army. When you have the change, give to the homeless. When you see someone carrying too many books, offer to help them. When you see someone drop something, offer to pick it up for them. When someone has their hands full, offer to open the door for them. When you see someone crying, offer them a warm embrace and a comforting smile. Take the time to do good things for others without expecting anything in return. Those are the true golden moments in life. Those are the movie moments. And that, my friends, is what life truly is about.

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