"Time" is an interesting thing, because it forces you to be patient. A minute won't go by any faster than 60 seconds. Next month won't come any sooner than next month. I kind of appreciate that about time. In a world that can be so rushed, I appreciate that time is steady and makes us wait for things. I have my antsy moments, but it's good to remember that things will happen exactly when they're supposed to happen.
That said, one of my never-ending goals in life is to try and live in the now. To try and appreciate life for what it is, right now. And, if you look at it the right way, it makes sense to live in and love the moment, since the moment is all we have. I wonder how many times in my life I've said, "Oh, I just can't wait for _____ to be over!" or "I'm SO excited for ______" or "I just have to get through today." The funny thing is - I've made it through each of those dreaded/boring/anxious/stressful/whatever-the-situation-was moments. And where do I land? Right now. Today. This very second.
There's such a natural flow with life -- some days are the best day ever, and some days are a little bit harder. I like letting it do its thing, allowing myself to feel out each day. But I love conquering negative feelings with positive ones. I love that we have a choice over how we want to treat our day & our moments. I love that we can smile or we can frown. I love that we can laugh or we can complain. I love that we each have our own free agency to choose the kind of life we want to live. I love taking in the creativity & inspirational things that surround me, then intertwining them into my world and making it better & more beautiful. I love being happy. We all have down days, but I don't think anything beats pure joy :)
1 comments:
I love this. I feel the same way about life. I too have spent way too much time waiting for things to be over or waiting for something else to come. Over the past few years I've really begun to realize that I can enjoy life, even when things aren't going exactly how I want them to, because we're always going to have challenges and if you can't be happy during those you might never be. I love your zest for life! It's so contagious!
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