your life.

this is your life. do what you love, and often. if you don't like something. change it. if you don't like your job, quit. if you don't have enough time, stop watching TV. if you're looking for the love of your life, stop. they will be waiting for you when you start doing the things you love. stop over analyzing. all emotions are beautiful. when you eat, appreciate every last bite. open your mind, arms, and heart to new things, and people. we are united in our differences. ask the next person you see what their passion is, and share your dreams with them. travel often, getting lost will help you find yourself. some opportunities only come once, seize them.

life is about the people you meet, and the things you create with them.

so go out and start creating.

life is short. live your dream. wear your passion.


I stumbled upon this passage earlier this morning and immediately fell in love.
I have been thinking about my life a lot lately and this really helped put my thoughts in order. At this moment in time I have no clue whatsoever where I will be in five years. Hell, I don't know where I will be next year. I have no relationship to speak of. I work two jobs and spend the majority of my free time sacrificing sleep for time with friends. I'm tired constantly, and I spend too much money on frivolous things.

But guess what? I love my life.
Just as it is. Right now.

We all have our bad days, we all wish we had someone to come home to, we all want to find the perfect career. But we also have to accept that may not all happen at once. Perhaps never; and I think there is beauty in that acceptance. I hope to have the "ideal life" when I get older. Husband I'm madly in love with, four fantastic kids to complete my family, great job that makes me happy daily, house on the hill. Sure, who doesn't? But, I'm nineteen years old. My companion is my cat, I spend four hundred dollars a year to drug companies to avoid those kids, I serve tables and transfer calls for a living, and live in a duplex. That is where I'm supposed to be right now. If I find the love of my life tomorrow or perhaps choose a school next week, that's fine. But tomorrow isn't today; and today, I am happy to be where I am. I think when people try to rush into this perfect scenario it almost always ends in settling. Settling for the spouse that's just..there. Having the kids you aren't prepared for. Spending the rest of your life in the career you hate because you felt like a loser if you didn't rush off to college and quickly pick a major that would make you the most money like everyone else. Living in the house that will never be home because you aren't truly happy.

Don't allow yourself to do that.

Live in the here and now, but at the same time be conscientious of the future. Learn to love your place in this world, it isn't set in stone. If you don't like where you find yourself, change it. Let negativity roll off your shoulders. Laugh at nothing. Smile at a stranger. Live every day by your standards.

Life may be short, yes. But in my opinion it's too damn long to be spent unhappy.