Thing that shouldn't have been forgotten...

I can't remember the exact quote, it's in one of the LOTR movies (I did read the books, but I'm not sure if it's a direct quote, so all you Tolkien fans: lay off the hate mail). When they're telling the story of the ring they say something like "... and things that shouldn't have been forgotten, were..."
I felt something like that when I was traveling home from Playa. I had such a great time ! And it wasn't just laying on the beach, sleeping and partying. Actually I was working my ass off most of the time. But I was sweating with my brother and a lot of new friends and we enjoyed and laughed every minute of it. When I went out at night I was living every moment, looking forward what the next second, the next day would bring. I hadn't felt like that in a while, and that's kind of sad.
The last few months in Mty were very busy, my day would start at 6:30am: yoga class, french lessons, lunch, work til 9:30, dinner and maybe going out later. But now I realise I wasn't having any fun. I was going through every our and every event "because I had to." And that's just not cool. But you know what ? It's not happening any more ! If you make a journey, and you return exactly as you left, then something didn't go right. It doesn't have to be anything drastic or dramatic but I do believe something changes everytime. In my case, my trip made me remember why I do everything, and that no job, vacation, class is worth anything if you do it basically by pure inertia.
I remebered to enjoy what I'm doing, to keep in mind where all this is taking me. Life is for living it, not for surviving it. That is something that should never be forgotten. And that is something I bring back from my vacation. A good life lesson, many new friends, a fresh start on a new year. What more can you ask for ? Well, jaja, there is one thing: maybe for Mérida to be a bit closer ; )