I’ve spent too long worrying about the things I can’t control and not enough time enjoying the things that I should.
I’ve spent too long worrying about the things I can’t control and not enough time enjoying the things that I should.
Too many beautiful moments have passed me by while I was consumed with what I had to do, where I had to be and what problem needed to be fixed.
I know those things won’t ever go away, but that doesn’t mean I have to let my days only be full of busy stuff.
I realized today that I need more of the magic that fills my heart and peace that calms my soul.
It’s time to stop surviving and instead, start being alive.
Pouring myself into the moments that turn into memories and losing myself in the beauty of a life well lived.
I’m walking away from toxic people, bad situations and negativity.
I’m embracing more laughter, more joy and more of the adventure that makes me feel alive:
More warm hugs.
More long walks and deep conversations.
More stepping back and taking a breath.
I’ve let the frantic world dictate who I am and what I should be too for far too long.
Maybe, just maybe, if I can steal myself away from everyone and everything for precious moments, then that spark I’ve been waiting for will find its way back to me.
These are the times when I want to make the sort of memories I’ll remember for the rest of my life-
Not of the things I’ve bought, the tasks I finished or the problems I’ve solved..
No, I need more of the other stuff:
Laughing until my side hurts with friends.
Soft kisses in the morning rain.
Feeling alive, love and part of the universe.
I know life will never be perfect and it will get me down, but that doesn’t mean I have to stay down.
It’s up to me to stand back up, dust myself off and charge back into my day with fight and vigor.
Maybe I don’t always conquer every day the way I want to, maybe things go wrong sometimes.
But at the end of the day, I know that my happiness is all up to me and my choices.
So that’s what I’m choosing.
Happiness in all the beautiful moments that matter.
One way or another, I’ll get there.
I always do.
I deserve happiness-and much, much more.