Hey guys,
Sorry it's taken so long for me to blog again. Been busy. Anyways...
"Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them." -Marcus Aurelius
Marcus Aurelius was a Roman emperor, philosopher, and is the last of the "Five Good Emperors".
He was right in saying that we should dwell on the beauty of life. If we allow ourselves to become entirely caught up in the ugliest parts of our lives, we will lose track of the beautiful ones. Sometimes it becomes too easy to dwell on the small but extremely painful parts of our short lives. It's easy to become depressed or angry or full on sorrowful. We find ourselves mourning our pasts, regretting our presents, and fearing our futures. This is a horrible condition!
You see, if we allow failure to rule over our lives, we come to expect failure from ourselves for the rest of our lives. And that, that is torture. Pure, unadulterated, self-inflicted torture. I guarantee you, those who you might have wronged or hurt or who seem to hate you, they aren't meditating on your trespasses everyday of their lives. They are living their lives, so I suppose that means it's time for you to live yours.
I understand how difficult it has become for some people to focus on the beautiful and joyful parts of our lives, but we are only human. I mean, do any of you truly expect to be perfect or do you expect others to be perfect? If you expect any of these things, you will be disappointed and I'm not sorry you will be. It's time for us to shape up and seize the day. To remember the bad parts of our lives only enough to caution us in the future. But for now, ay this very moment, wake up! Smell the coffee and the fresh air, and be glad you have a new day to try to turn things around. So many opportunities knock on our door everyday, we just need to let them in. So let them in. And, don't be afraid, things always work out some way or another.
-Jess
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