Song of the Day: "Wilkommen" - Cabaret

Happiness is horribly underrated. 

Every day that passes further defines what it means for me to be happy. I am slowly beginning to realize that over the past few years, I have been content or even at times joyful, but happiness was never a steady state of mind. 

And yet here I am, four (five?) weeks into my second year of college, and I am enjoying almost every minute of my days. With astronomy labs and technical theatre aside, I enjoy my classes and not only look forward to attending them, but also to learning from them. Who knew after 8 years of theatre that you could actually *learn* how to act? The technique fascinates me, and I feel myself growing every day in both my acting and movement classes. 

And don't even get me started on rehearsals. Cabaret rehearsals are the best four hours of my day. I struggle to look forward to the weekends, because we don't rehearse on Saturdays. I have never had more faith in a show than this production. The amount of talent shared by this cast of eight people is more than the combined talent of the largest shows I have been in. Everything about is professional, and I while I dread the day that it ends, I cannot wait to share it with my friends and family. 

Speaking of family, I have a new one. My new theatre family is nothing short of amazing. I love them all, gay or straight, boy or girl. I have never been so quickly welcomed into a group of people, and I can't imagine what life would be like right now without them. I finally feel like I've found where I belong, and I can't wait to see where the future leads me. 

For now, I can only hope that things get even better from here. I love being happy all the time. I love life, classes, friends, rehearsals, and every opportunity that presents itself. So here's to the hope that happiness will prevail. I realize now just how blessed I am, and I don't know who to thank for it, but in the end, I am more thankful than I ever thought I could be. 

Thank you, whoever you are, wherever you are.