Life is never what you expect it to be. Life never takes you exactly where you want to go, and more than likely, it's for the best. I have figured out that life cannot be molded into what you want it to be. The twists and turns of life are what mold you into who you are. The way you change and respond to situations in your life define who you are, not the other way around. Life is incredibly beautiful when we stop to reflect upon all of the chaos. None of it is in our control and everything happens for a reason.
Everyone has a story, but not everyone has the opportunity to share it with the world. This blog is intended to allow people to reflect upon what they have gone through in life to help them find a better understanding of who they are. It is also an opportunity for everyone to see that no matter how different people can be, we all can come to a common understanding and appreciate each different background. Diversity is one of the most incredible things in life, but it can also cause so many conflicts if we don't come together to respect each other.
I want to restore faith in humanity. I want to believe that all people, no matter what they have been through, are still not so different from your best friend, your neighbor, or your classmate. I want to know that there are good people all around us, and that even when mistakes are made, we realize that life is a learning process for us all. No one on this blog is perfect. No one on this blog understands the meaning of life. And no one on this blog has all of the answers. We are all here to live our life, share our story, and learn from each other.
Thank you for sharing with everyone. I encourage all of you to
LET GO.
Let go of anything that is holding you back from pursuing your dreams. Every hardship is a blessing that will get you to the next step in life. Try your hardest to believe in the power of letting go of the past and strive to understand that better things are in store for you. The best things in life become apparent when you let go of the past and convince yourself that you deserve to be happy.
"Suffering is not holding you. You are holding suffering.
When you become good at the art of letting sufferings go,
then you'll come to realize how unnecessary it was for you
to drag those burdens around with you. You'll see that no
one else other than you was responsible. The truth is that
existence wants your life to become a festival."
-Osho
GIVE BACK.
Each individual has different strengths and talents to help the world become a better place. It doesn't matter how much you feel like you can make a difference, every has the ability to change a life in some way. Take some time to find a way to help make the world a better place- can you imagine what a better place we would find ourselves in if everyone started to pitch in? It can be as simple as picking up trash in your neighborhood, or holding the door open for someone. Start now!
SPREAD JOY.
"I am only one; but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something. I will not refuse to do the something I can do."-Hellen Keller
"How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world."-Anne Frank
You will never be able to tell what someone is going through without them opening up to you. They might have a lot more heartache and sorrow in their lives than you do. And even if they don't have more going on than you do, I encourage all of you to start spreading joy to everyone around you. Something as simple as a smile has the potential to turn someone's day around, so don't be afraid to bring light into someones' life. It's so easy to do, yet not done enough!
"'Cause the world owes us nothing, we owe each other the world."-Ani Defranco
"One joy shatters a hundred griefs."-Chinese Proverb
"Let your joy be unconfined!"-Mark Twain
Let's start today make the world a better place and learn to love one another!