Cherish those you love, you never know when they will be taken from you.
Appreciate what you have, you never know when you might lose it.
Be thankful for each day, you never know which might be your last.
Take time to enjoy the simple beauty that surrounds you.
Step outside and take a breath of fresh air, admire the beauty of the nature that is all around you. Embrace someone you love, absorb the warmth of their body and the softness of their touch. Look at pictures of people you love, think of the memories you've shared with that person and smile. Close your eyes and think of all you've been blessed with. Remember the good times that have brought you laughter and made you happy. Reflect on the hard times, the times that have made you cry, made you angry, for those are the times that have caused you to grow as a person and have made you stronger.
If you are facing hard times right now, as I am, Fight it with all you have. Don't let people bring you down. Don't believe the lies you tell yourself, that you aren't strong enough, that you are unworthy to be loved, that you don't deserve to be happy. I refuse to believe those lies any longer. I hope you do the same.
Life is precious.
At times it can feel like it isn't worth living. I know this. That is when you have to evalute what it is that makes you feel that way and rid yourself of those things. Let them go. It might hurt like hell, but you can and you will heal. When you are ready to open your heart again, you can find the things that make you happy and surround yourself with those things.
Life...
I hope you enjoy yours and everyday you have with those you love.
Be happy. That is my wish for you, and for myself.
I wrote that February of last year. I am sitting here crying because I remember exactly what was happening to me the moment I wrote that and I can see that although my heart was broken into pieces, I was fighting to get past it and to focus on the good in my life.
That's always been a struggle of mine, focusing on what is good in my life. I tend to dwell on the negative, on that which hurts. Perhaps it's easier to do that, so I can wallow in my grief and not have to get my ass up and make changes. It's easy to lay in a bed and cry all day about how the world has wronged you. It's not easy to get out of that bed, get out in the world and make changes to be a better person.
I was so selfish then. I was absorbed in self pity.
I'm glad I did get up and fight those demons. I'm proud of myself for what I've accomplished since then and I no longer live with the shame that I did for so many months afterwards. The shame of failing, the shame of the horrible choices I made. The shame of turning to alcohol to numb the pain and food to fill the void. I'm no longer shameful because going through that made me the person I am today, and although I still have many faults and weaknesses, I'm still a better person indeed.
I still have bad days, I still have days where I feel sad, where I feel alone, but the difference between now and then is I don't dwell on it. I don't let my feelings control me. I allow myself to feel them, but I get up and I move on.
I now wake up each day thankful for what I do have, for the love I'm blessed with, rather than shedding tears for what I don't have, or what I've lost.
And what I do have is a beautiful family with 2 children who mean everything to me and one growing inside of me whom I already love more than I ever thought possible.
Great post.. beautiful picture! {{{hugs}}}