Today .. my thoughts are all over the map.
There is sadness, despair, anger, love, hope, gratitude, determination.
Life is short. Like many, I've experienced loss in my life. Loss of family, dear friends taken much too early, fear of losing those I love too soon.
I've had to watch them fight and lose that fight and have to say goodbye. And now suddenly again, I have to say goodbye soon to yet another dear friend who holds a special place in my heart.
Today ... this blog is about how we can be living our lives. My wish for everyone ... but especially for those I hold dear.
For years I spent my life just going through the motions. Not really living, just merely being, never feeling completely fulfilled, feeling empty, like a part of me was missing.
Since taking the steps to live this lifestyle and truly embrace who I am, I will and would never go back to that way of life. I have never felt so alive, more loved, more whole, more accepted, more fulfilled in my life than I do now. It is the most amazing feeling.
It is because of those things ... because we know things can change in a minute, as I get older, I have come to know how life works.
Life is fleeting and it is precious.
I believe with all my heart, when you find happiness, when you find someone who fills your heart, gives you hope for the future, and faith in yourself, you have to grab hold and hold on to them. If they are the one for you and you for them, then muster all the strength and courage you have inside to fight for them, fight for YOU!. Do what you need to work towards a future with them. You ARE worth the effort. Don't waste another minute. You owe it to yourself to be true to yourself. You owe it to yourself to live a full, rich and loving life.
This song is playing over and over in my head today ... these words are so very true and says it all for me ...
Maybe it's time you bet on yourself
Listen to your heart
Just listen to your heart and nobody else
So go find out who you are
Only you know who you are
Who are you?
'Cause all you have to lose
Is your best life yet
So go ahead
If you have a dream, go chase it
If you feel hope, don't waste it
If you find love, embrace it
And never take a single breath for granted
The story's yours, go write it
Tomorrow's undecided
Our days are counted on this planet
Never take a single breath
Take a single breath for granted.
Have you ever felt it could all go away
If you blink
If you never stop running you won't fall behind
So you think
And you wonder in your heart
If you're still not who you are
Who are you?
Nothing's as it seems till it all falls apart
If you have a dream, go chase it
If you feel hope, don't waste it
If you find love, embrace it
And never take a single breath for granted
The story's yours, go write it
Tomorrow's undecided
Our days are counted on this planet
Never take a single breath
Take a single breath for granted
Maybe it's time you bet on yourself
Listen to your heart
Just listen to your heart and nobody else
So go find out who you are
Only you know who you are
Who are you?
'Cause all you have to lose
Is your best life yet
So go ahead
If you have a dream, go chase it
If you feel hope, don't waste it
If you find love, embrace it
And never take a single breath for granted
The story's yours, go write it
Tomorrow's undecided
Our days are counted on this planet
Never take a single breath
Take a single breath for granted
Sometimes the greatest moment we'll ever know
Are when we're letting go, so let go
And maybe our brightest days still wait for us
In the unknown
If you have a dream, go chase it
If you feel hope, don't waste it
If you find love, embrace it
And never take a single breath for granted
If you have a light, go find it
The story's yours, go write it
Our days are counted on this planet
So never take a single breath
Take a single breath for granted
❤❤❤
