Well guys, I just spent the past couple of hours trying to get this set up, and man is it hard.
Hopefully I'll get it all down soon enough.
My posts will be inspired by what goes on in my life day-to-day. Whether it's just my mood or if something bigger is going on around me.
I'm a pretty optimistic person, and I know some people find that annoying. However, I have rode high though some tough storms and have only grown from it. What I say I truly believe. I won't say anything just to cheer you up, but to hopefully give you some perspective and help you grow and learn as well.
So.. currently one of my friends has been a bit blue. She's dwelling on the past and is having a hard time letting go. I think this is an issue we all face at one time or another.. wanting to hold on for dear life, but knowing we can't do that. As hard as it is to let things go.. you also need to let go to get something new. If you're holding on to a grudge or resentment, you won't have any room in your heart for happiness and joy. If you're holding on to love that has long since passed, you won't be able to enjoy the pleasure of a new love.
I'm not saying you just need to let go and forget about everything. The past has passed. It's gone. It's over with. There is nothing you can do to change that event, that feeling. You can only control how you feel now, and how you will feel tomorrow. Give yourself some time and let out some tears. Realize that every single experience you face is another chance to both grow and learn more about yourself.
Last night I spent a long time quote-searching, which happens to be one of my favorite things to do. Here are a few quotes I'd like to share about this specific topic:
This is a pretty well-known quote by my favorite lady, Marilyn Monroe. Even if you've heard it before.. really think about the words and how they play into your own life...
"I believe everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn how to let go. Things go wrong, so that you appreciate them when they're right. You believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can come together"
This is probably one of my favorite quotes. I actually forgot where I got his one because I've had it written down in my journal for so long.. but it's just so true:
"It's hard to accept, but you can't change the past. You can't go back and manipulate things to the way you wanted them to happen. Because life'd be meaningless and boring and just not worth living. But you can change the future and that's a beautiful thing about life. Yes, you will make mistakes. And yes, you will have bad days - but as long as you let the past go, you'll have such a gorgeous and bright future ahead of you. Knowing that things were meant to happen. Knowing that each day you will learn something so that you keep growing to be a better person. Life is like a rope, twined in all its complexities and yet weaved into one marvelous stream that you have the chance you use something amazing from. So grab hold of it."
And this quote by Glenn Clark just helps to show that you can't move forward if you keep holding on to the past:
"If you wish to travel far and fast, travel light. Take off all your envies, jealousies, unforgiveness, selfishness, and fears."
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