6 March 2012

Things in life aren't always clear at first. That's why we have sayings like "sleep on it and get back to me." We must first be able to look at a situation as a whole and see it through, before acting on it. I find that we often see the silver lining of most situations...then continue to refer to that image when the going gets tough, when in reality, maybe it wasn't such a great idea.
After a while, we get tired of doing the same things over and over again. We need something new to "wake us up" and make us feel like we have more of a purpose in this world. Looking to dreams and hopes is enough in the moment, but reaching them is never easy. There are so many other factors that come into play once you try to go about doing something important. It's as if the universe doesn't want you to succeed.

But if at first you don't succeed, try, try again...it never hurts to do something over again when you don't get it right the first time. Thomas Edison tried a thousand different ways to create a lightbulb, yet he claims to have only found a thousand ways not to make a lightbulb. If more of us thought like this, I think that we would find ourselves saying that we found a million ways to get lost and find the scenic route, because nothing is ever perfect the first time. If today was perfect, there would be no point in having a tomorrow, because nothing would ever be able to measure up. We all like to have something to look forward to in life...it's why we try to reach perfection. So that someday, we're able to look back at all of our hard work and smile, knowing that we've come so far and have accomplished so much.

"Extraordinary things happen to extraordinary people" - Chronicles of Narnia. I don't think that you necessarily have to be extraordinary to have something special happen to you. You just have to be willing enough to let something special change you in a way for the better. One of my good friends once said "When life hands you lemons, make lemonade. But when life hands you an opportunity, make a difference." This statement couldn't be more accurate to how we should all live our lives. If we don't truly take advantage of everything that is offered to us, there would be a lot of questioning going on of what could have been.