Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Life...
How does one begin to define life? By the amazing things we have done, been apart of or dared to dream? Life is so precarious, so fragile, so precious. It’s like a dream only we get to dictate what happens… if we so choose. Life is full of emotion, or love, and loss, passion, elation, despair and unforeseen, unanticipated events… and the ones who lives it best know they are just along for the ride. Discard others’ expectations; hold tight to your own. The beauty of life is that it is our own and it is only limited by the extent of our wildest dreams. So dare to do it. Whatever that may be- dig deep into your soul and hold tight to the most elusive, most unfathomable, impossible dream and with absolute tenacity… don’t settle until it has birthed into reality. CHOOSE. Choose what you will and will not settle for, not only from others but more importantly from yourself. You do, you get to dictate your life’s direction, the path you choose to walk and the journey awaiting you. Complacency is for the unoriginal, dreamless, those content with mediocrity. That is not you. The best are those who wake up each morning irrepressibly excited with a wild curiosity for the unknown and the mere anticipation of what might happen. Become what you believe. Prioritize life by what genuinely makes your heart smile. Love fearlessly. Abandon hesitation. Only put energy in people and things truly worthy of your time because far too much is wasted indulging the trivial. Invest in people, in the ones you love especially. Experience. Do not fear mistakes or failures, for each experience is an added piece to the collage of one’s life. Do everything. Imagine. Create. Surprise yourself. An uncommon life is for those who are willing to take leaps of faith, chance fate and bask in the uncomfortable. It is worth it. Life is magical, intoxicatingly surprising with unforeseen twists and turns on a Technicolor roller coaster. Prepare yourself for the road less traveled, for an uncommon life. Accept your fate, but also know your life is what you choose to do with it. Take a deep breath. It begins when you say! Let life be the place where your hidden dreams behind sleepy eyes transcend the night and you awake to their reality… before you know it, the distinction between your dreams and real life will no longer exist.
As a Woman
As a woman:
I can be as vulnerable as a child or as brave as a warrior. I can get to decide.
As a woman:
I can sympathize with those in pain and rejoice with those in celebration, for the compassion I have is endless. I am a chameleon able to change, respond, react, and adapt for all of those who need me.
As a woman:
I am able to heal the broken hearted, love others more than myself, sacrifice my own desires and encourage, inspire the hopeless.
As a woman:
I get to say who I want, when I want, where I want without any justification; for at birth, the invisible right was encrypted on my heart.
As a woman:
I can be broken time and time again, but each time I will rise. Each time I will return, restored, renewed, and reborn; for every time I break I am made stronger. Though scars may remain etched on my heart, I am left standing.
Why? you may ask… because I am a woman.
I can be as vulnerable as a child or as brave as a warrior. I can get to decide.
As a woman:
I can sympathize with those in pain and rejoice with those in celebration, for the compassion I have is endless. I am a chameleon able to change, respond, react, and adapt for all of those who need me.
As a woman:
I am able to heal the broken hearted, love others more than myself, sacrifice my own desires and encourage, inspire the hopeless.
As a woman:
I get to say who I want, when I want, where I want without any justification; for at birth, the invisible right was encrypted on my heart.
As a woman:
I can be broken time and time again, but each time I will rise. Each time I will return, restored, renewed, and reborn; for every time I break I am made stronger. Though scars may remain etched on my heart, I am left standing.
Why? you may ask… because I am a woman.
Friday, January 12, 2007
Life Success
REAL LIFE SUCCESS...
A true scratch at the eternal, arresting to the soul, a beauty that no form of communication could capture. the moment when the contentment outweighs the want, when the insatiable void is filled. When the “wants” that serves as a mystificataion- a veil that blinds people from their own happiness dwindles. A simple love for life. The moment one realizes their worth by self definition alone. Sublime authenticity. The moment a person dares to love another more than they love themselves. True vulnerability. A reflection in the mirror that honors the integrity within. To wake up humming. Acknowledging ones flaws not as weaknesses but as beautiful differentiation from the normal. Owning things, but not allowing them to ever own you. Freedom from the mundane. Laughing when the guy behind you honks. Truly forgiving others but more importantly forgiving yourself. Allowing the hurtful past to no longer invade the present. No longer feeling a need to impress- ever. Being totally comfortable in your own skin. When making another person smile makes your entire day. The moment Christmas is no longer about the presents but who’s unwrapping them. When the physical beauty does not begin to give justice what lies beneath. When money is just money. To be able to love unconditionally both yourself and others. When fear no longer plays a role in your actions… or lack their of. The time when parents and siblings become your best friends. When you’d rather listen to a person than talk yourself. When you cease defining yourself by your accomplishments. The time when the intangibles are more important than the tangibles. When you can give without expectation of anything in return. Allowing someone close enough to see that the Monet of who you are is nothing more than imperfect splashes of color. The moment you can look back on life and not regret a single thing. when you learn to accept life on life’s terms and not your own. When you stop taking life so seriously. Believing in something greater than yourself. Learning it’s okay to live in the clouds from time to time and there’s a little peter pan in all of us. Not seeing failures as failures but a shift in the wind of your sails just blowing you in another direction. Accepting that they aren’t perfect but neither are you. When you stop making excuses for the way things are or aren’t. Laughing uncontrollable for no reason at all. Accepting that sometimes silence says more than any words. Not needing an answer for everything. Knowing that sometimes the ridiculous or illogical moves your soul more than what makes sense. When being a few minutes late no longer matters. The time when sunsets are worth waking up for. Realizing that whatever it is, it too will pass. Crying out of pure joy. Being grateful for the time someone was in your life rather than wondering why they are no longer. Realizing that attitude serves as glasses that taint how we see life. Falling totally in love with a song. Truly inspiring someone. Challenging yourself. Still getting butterflies. Knowing you never settled. Squealing if necessary to show how excited you are. Having an eye for the interesting. The same moment someone says “why?” you say “why not?” Flat out giving it your best shot and it being enough. When a kiss is more intimate than anything else. When you’re surrounded by people who have your best interest at hand always. Not being scared any more. Laughing in their faces when they say it can’t be done and then doing it. trusting yourself. When the consequences of your actions are always taken into account. Making people feel that you waited all day long just to see them. When you are no longer selfish. Thinking each day that the blue sky was painted perfectly just for you. When you don’t care if people question your optimism, they’re just jealous. Living an extraordinary life even if it’s only extraordinary to you. When you no longer have to prove anything. Realizing how truly fragile life and relationships are. Sitting down for meals. When you learn to deal with the unexpected with grace. Extending a hand to the less fortunate. Being the first to admit your mistake and taking immediate steps to correct it. when someone trust you with their heart and them with yours. Eating chocolate cake for breakfast just because. Trusting the God of your understanding. When you finally accept that life will never be perfect, all your ducks aren’t walking synchronized and the road trip is more about the time spent in the car in your actual destination. When you stop whishing obesity upon your ex and truly forgive them for breaking your heart. Saying “god bless you” after a stranger sneezes and meaning it. True success is believing that we are all works in progress, each on a journey with unforeseen twists and turns on a Technicolor rollercoaster and that while there is always room for improvement, that we are sublimely, exactly how we need to be at any given moment. And most importantly, it’s understanding that this life is precious and to spend our time loving others and being loved.
A true scratch at the eternal, arresting to the soul, a beauty that no form of communication could capture. the moment when the contentment outweighs the want, when the insatiable void is filled. When the “wants” that serves as a mystificataion- a veil that blinds people from their own happiness dwindles. A simple love for life. The moment one realizes their worth by self definition alone. Sublime authenticity. The moment a person dares to love another more than they love themselves. True vulnerability. A reflection in the mirror that honors the integrity within. To wake up humming. Acknowledging ones flaws not as weaknesses but as beautiful differentiation from the normal. Owning things, but not allowing them to ever own you. Freedom from the mundane. Laughing when the guy behind you honks. Truly forgiving others but more importantly forgiving yourself. Allowing the hurtful past to no longer invade the present. No longer feeling a need to impress- ever. Being totally comfortable in your own skin. When making another person smile makes your entire day. The moment Christmas is no longer about the presents but who’s unwrapping them. When the physical beauty does not begin to give justice what lies beneath. When money is just money. To be able to love unconditionally both yourself and others. When fear no longer plays a role in your actions… or lack their of. The time when parents and siblings become your best friends. When you’d rather listen to a person than talk yourself. When you cease defining yourself by your accomplishments. The time when the intangibles are more important than the tangibles. When you can give without expectation of anything in return. Allowing someone close enough to see that the Monet of who you are is nothing more than imperfect splashes of color. The moment you can look back on life and not regret a single thing. when you learn to accept life on life’s terms and not your own. When you stop taking life so seriously. Believing in something greater than yourself. Learning it’s okay to live in the clouds from time to time and there’s a little peter pan in all of us. Not seeing failures as failures but a shift in the wind of your sails just blowing you in another direction. Accepting that they aren’t perfect but neither are you. When you stop making excuses for the way things are or aren’t. Laughing uncontrollable for no reason at all. Accepting that sometimes silence says more than any words. Not needing an answer for everything. Knowing that sometimes the ridiculous or illogical moves your soul more than what makes sense. When being a few minutes late no longer matters. The time when sunsets are worth waking up for. Realizing that whatever it is, it too will pass. Crying out of pure joy. Being grateful for the time someone was in your life rather than wondering why they are no longer. Realizing that attitude serves as glasses that taint how we see life. Falling totally in love with a song. Truly inspiring someone. Challenging yourself. Still getting butterflies. Knowing you never settled. Squealing if necessary to show how excited you are. Having an eye for the interesting. The same moment someone says “why?” you say “why not?” Flat out giving it your best shot and it being enough. When a kiss is more intimate than anything else. When you’re surrounded by people who have your best interest at hand always. Not being scared any more. Laughing in their faces when they say it can’t be done and then doing it. trusting yourself. When the consequences of your actions are always taken into account. Making people feel that you waited all day long just to see them. When you are no longer selfish. Thinking each day that the blue sky was painted perfectly just for you. When you don’t care if people question your optimism, they’re just jealous. Living an extraordinary life even if it’s only extraordinary to you. When you no longer have to prove anything. Realizing how truly fragile life and relationships are. Sitting down for meals. When you learn to deal with the unexpected with grace. Extending a hand to the less fortunate. Being the first to admit your mistake and taking immediate steps to correct it. when someone trust you with their heart and them with yours. Eating chocolate cake for breakfast just because. Trusting the God of your understanding. When you finally accept that life will never be perfect, all your ducks aren’t walking synchronized and the road trip is more about the time spent in the car in your actual destination. When you stop whishing obesity upon your ex and truly forgive them for breaking your heart. Saying “god bless you” after a stranger sneezes and meaning it. True success is believing that we are all works in progress, each on a journey with unforeseen twists and turns on a Technicolor rollercoaster and that while there is always room for improvement, that we are sublimely, exactly how we need to be at any given moment. And most importantly, it’s understanding that this life is precious and to spend our time loving others and being loved.
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