Can you tell the future? Because I sure as hell can't; I'd like to, but quite frankly I just can't. You never know what's going to happen and that's what makes life fun... and scary. They tell you to prepare for the worst and hope for the best. But that never works. You still get all worked up and anxious, thinking that the best case senario could not be any further from the realm of possibility. You get so focused on preparing for the worst that you forget about the best. Then you end up spending your life being scared. But is it really living?
Nope. If you spend your life being scared, you don't get to enjoy life and it's craziness (and yes, just because it's crazy, doesn't mean it's not enjoyable (yes, I know that you aren't supposed to use double negative, but it's by blog and I'll be grammatically improper if I want to, get over it.)). And ironically, the way you live life will indeed dictate your future. Just like I have said before, everything that happens makes a lasting mark on your life. Every moment- no matter how large or small- becomes a part of you and the way you live your life from that day forward- whether you want it to or not.
Just as every moment becomes part of our life, every reaction to everyone of those moments becomes part of our character- which is then tested at the next forever life changing moment. And this, my friends, is what negates the need for a crystal ball. Our character determines our future- for better or worse. You have heard the term "self fulfilling prophecy," and such is life. The way we chose to react in life dictates what life gives us to react to.
When you think about it like this (whether you by it or not), you have to at least take a moment and think about the way you tend to react. You might not change the lens through which you view life, but you should at least realize what the specs are for the one you are using. So maybe instead of just wising we knew what the future held for us, we should just staart living in a way that invited the life we want to unfold before us. You get what you give, scratch that- you get what you live. So let's live the way we're supposed to- the way we want to. "Make it happen."
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Monday, April 25, 2011
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
friends in high places
People have a funny way of being there for you when you need it. When you feel alone and like no one is on your side, your cheering section seems to pop out of nowhere; it's a great thing, really. I know I get so caught up in life and doing whatever needs to get done that sometimes I forget that I am not, in fact, in it alone. Even when we are constantly surrounded by people, it is easy to forget about the support systems that we have worked to prepare for ourselves.
We are social creatures. We need each other to learn from and teach, to listen to and advise, to follow and to lead. Our relationships make us stronger and whether that strengths comes from our relationships building us up or our relationships tearing us down so that we must build ourselves up, we grow as people because of the rest of the people in our lives. I thrive on social interaction, so much so that I only realize it when I am alone.
Today I was reminded, in a very good way, about the important role that people play in your life. And how no matter how alone you feel, there is someone to support you in just the way that you need to be supported. Sometimes we forget that we are not an island; we don't have to keep going at it alone. We can ask for help and take the support others offer us as a way of elevating ourselves to meet the challenges of life.
That being said, you really do get what you give- when you give your heart to someone, they will return the favor. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but they will be there when you need it, possibly when you least expect it. So when we have left our island on our (inevitably) cushy yacht, we should remember to stop by a neighboring island and help out one of our fellow travelers in this journey of life.
As much as people get on my nerves from time to time and as deeply hurt as I have been by people, I know that those that are in it for me and in it to win it, no matter what. Thanks friends. I couldn't do it without you. :)
We are social creatures. We need each other to learn from and teach, to listen to and advise, to follow and to lead. Our relationships make us stronger and whether that strengths comes from our relationships building us up or our relationships tearing us down so that we must build ourselves up, we grow as people because of the rest of the people in our lives. I thrive on social interaction, so much so that I only realize it when I am alone.
Today I was reminded, in a very good way, about the important role that people play in your life. And how no matter how alone you feel, there is someone to support you in just the way that you need to be supported. Sometimes we forget that we are not an island; we don't have to keep going at it alone. We can ask for help and take the support others offer us as a way of elevating ourselves to meet the challenges of life.
That being said, you really do get what you give- when you give your heart to someone, they will return the favor. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but they will be there when you need it, possibly when you least expect it. So when we have left our island on our (inevitably) cushy yacht, we should remember to stop by a neighboring island and help out one of our fellow travelers in this journey of life.
As much as people get on my nerves from time to time and as deeply hurt as I have been by people, I know that those that are in it for me and in it to win it, no matter what. Thanks friends. I couldn't do it without you. :)
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