I find it ironic to see a person with the same name as me give a speech about "The Art of Mindfulness". I feel like it's the exact thing i lack in abundance.

My mind is usually scattered across a million places, and i often get caught daydreaming whilst doing everyday things. A lot of the time, I get too caught up in my thoughts and dont pay attention to the things infront of me. I am not mindful of the things happening around me.

I really wish I wasn't so - it can be very harmful to both me and those around me. Furthermore, it can make mundane tasks result in being completed in a, well, very clumsy manner. It has brought me great sorrow in the few years that I have been alive and I really am sick of it.

However, it is still something i wish to learn myself and not seek from someone else. It is something that i feel like i should make my own path with, and not follow someone elses. I feel the same way about most things in life. I think there are greater lessons to be learnt by making your own path - lessons greater than what the path was originally meant to lead to.

And so, i refused to watch my namesake, even with the outpour of positivity in the comments. However, i do wish to be like him one day though. To make my own path, share it with the world in hopes of helping someone or even to inspire someone such as me, and have it received positively - I think thats something we can all dream about.