there's so much love in you.

you know, i feel really lucky right now. as i make new friends, go to new places, and grow as a person i think back on the places i've been in my life. junior high, high school, that one semester of college i did... it all becomes a picture perfect sunset over my horizon and i really cannot imagine having a better life than i do. yes, of course, there's always something more to shoot for, but i think that's part of what makes this life amazing. knowing that you still have so much you could accomplish or grow into... it's hard to put into words how i feel right now, but here's my attempt...

i'm so glad for all of you reading this. wether you live here, in wyoming, virginia, around the world, wherever, just know i support you fully in whatever you do and i'm so happy to see all of you smiling and accomplishing what you need to. and thank you for being so amazing to me. i feel like i let down so many people, and to think you all could forgive me enough to even read this blog is an amazing feeling. thank you all, you make me smile every single day. you, seriously, have saved my life. i owe every single day to you, and i hope someday i can return the favor.

i guess what i'm trying to say is, appreciate life. as much as you can. charge forward and reach for your goals, but make sure you enjoy the little moments in your life. there's so much love in the world, and there's so much love in you. you'd be crazy not to take a step back and appreciate it.

thank you, i love you all
-michael howell.

What "The Office" has taught me

You know what The Office has taught me (from yesterday's episode)? Enjoy the little things. Enjoy the people that come into your life. Even if those people may seem like awful people, there is always something good about them and about these small moments you expierence every day that can make your life worth living.

Michael Scott left Dunder Mifflin last night; tears, laughs, and sexual immuendos following him as a final salute to a character that I have come to love and connect with more than any other I can think of. When we first met Michael Scott he was an awkward, insulting, and even racist person that immediately rubbed us the wrong way. He was just... awful! There's no other word for it! But even as you saw him screw up in every way imagineable you loved him. You could see through his escapades and tell that he really did care for everyone in the office on a very personal level. And he grew throughout the seasons to become an amazing person. Which was awesome.

But I think we can see that in everyone that we meet. There's always something... amazing about people. And places. And random happenstances that we don't even enjoy in the beginning. So I've just been trying to appreciate people more. And appreciate life more. Because you'll never know when someone you care about will leave. I don't know, kind of a stretch, but that's ok :) Thank you, I love you all

-Michael Howell