“Life is an opportunity, benefit from it.
Life is beauty, admire it.
Life is a dream, realize it.
Life is a challenge, meet it.
Life is a duty, complete it.
Life is a game, play it.
Life is a promise, fulfill it.
Life is sorrow, overcome it.
Life is a song, sing it.
Life is a struggle, accept it.
Life is a tragedy, confront it.
Life is an adventure, dare it.
Life is luck, make it.
Life is too precious, do not destroy it.
Life is life, fight for it.”
Often times, we forget to just breathe. The most simple thing, a gift granted to us at birth, is something we all too often take for granted. That simple inhale and exhale is LIFE. And the saddest part – people can go their entire life without actually being ALIVE.
We are surrounded with constant reminders that life is fucking hard, reminders that grab us by the neck, throw us down, and step on us. But, we must remember, that when the universe hands us a dose of that terrible medicine – we must swallow it down because in the long run, it will heal us.
“It’s always darkest before the dawn.”
And although we may run and try to hide from life – it will ALWAYS find us. But that is the beauty of it. If we stop running and embrace every thing that is thrown at us – those burdens will actually feel a little less heavy. Have faith that everything is happening for a reason and that you will end up where you are supposed to. Take every single thing that has happened to you thus far as a lesson – all of those things had to happen to get you exactly where you are right now.
Whether its happiness or sadness that lurks at your window – remember you put it there. We must learn to control our emotions and not let them control us. Recognize the negative qualities about yourself and rather than try to abolish them, seize them! Hold onto them tightly and let them be a guide as to who you truly wish to be. These negative things are actually what make us human. Jealousy, greed, ego, anger, hatred – all these emotions and many more are what lead us to destruction. If we, as humans, learn to recognize these emotions in ourselves and choose to take the latter of love and joy and happiness – we will truly find what we are looking for.
breathe. 