Back home

It is true, the trip is now over, and I got home two nights ago. I thoroughly enjoyed the trip, and all the places we went, and the people that were on the trip with me. I felt blessed to have an opportunity to do something like that. Someday I will go back to Europe.
While I got to see many wonderful places, and pieces of art, there is one thing in particular that I feel I learned on this trip. That is that I still compare myself to others way too much. I really enjoyed the entire trip, and the people on it, but felt that I did not match up. It is weird that three people on the trip who are my age are getting married, and several others that are younger than I are dating. I still have issues I need to work out I guess. Something I learned a long time ago when I worked at Calvin Crest is that until I can be happy with myself for who I am, I will never find happyness in a relationship. So that is what I must work on, is learning how to be happy with myself, not dependent on things such as if I am in a relationship or not, or anything external like that.
The trip had many wonderful experiences. One of which was learning about John Calvin in while in the Vatican. Another was climbing up to the top of Klein Matterhorn at 12,736 ft, and looking out over the snow covered mountains of Switzerland, Italy, and France. I loved sharing in peoples lives, and learning more about people. I deepened some friendships I already had, and created some that I did not previously have.
Something I learned long ago that I was forced to revisit on this trip is what I feel is one of the most important eternal things of life. I feel that when all is said and done, and our lives are spent, all we can take with us are the relationships that we made in our lives. It is important to look for similarities between ourselves before building up walls of seperation. I was forced during this trip to really understand where people who are different than I are coming from, and to put in effort to making the most of my time there with those people.
I also revisited that it is important not to be too worried about the future, but rather to live each day the best we can, and to have no regrets. For who knows what tomorrow brings. While I hope that I don't die young, I need to live each day as if it could be my last. I tend to live much more five years from now than in the present. Constantly worried about what my life will look like in five years, and if I will have a wife, family, and good job. However I need to realize that until I can be happy with any of those I must first learn to be happy with myself, and with who I am.
Just some insight, and thoughts of mine.