this too shall pass.

i took time out yesterday to stop & smell the roses. literally. and then i let the sun kiss my face. & i purposely walked on grass barefoot, for the first time in forever. i felt like a kid again and it was amazing. i think one of the worst parts about growing up is losing that playful carefree freedom you have as a child. we become so overworked and overstressed as adults that we stop enjoying life for what it is. it becomes a constant list of worries, regardless of how much money we make we still, in some way, live paycheck to paycheck. whether it's whether or not we'll make rent, or really wanting an expensive luxury, we're constantly going over or checkbooks trying to scrimp & save, or charging things on a whim & worrying about it later. we live in a time now where unemployment's rampant, where every other person on the street has anxiety, or depression, bipolarity, or some kind of "condition" that is ultimately caused by imperfections that we ourselves cannot face. (i am in NO way passing judgment, i am very much included in the previously mentioned list). in the last week i've felt so blessed & so relaxed. i've honestly tried to take things as they come and not stress over things that I honestly have no control over. and in this passed week i've gotten SEVERAL (and i mean several) phone calls/txts/etc. from people with overwhelming issues. it feels like everyone is going thru such a shitty time right now and i wish that for just one day i could take all the weight off of everyone of my loved one's shoulders and tell them to JUST BREATHE. if you're reading this, i know you're in debt, i know you're fighting with someone you love, i know you have bills and worries and stresses, but you are alive and i am SO thankful for that. and all i want for you is happiness. instead of complaining about the heat, soak up the sun. we have no control over the weather (we all know it could be way worse) so embrace it. instead of getting enraged that you got cut off, be thankful that you didn't get hit (this one, for me at least, is so much easier said than done). and when you feel like you have no hopes and you're about to give up, be thankful that you have a heart to feel these emotions and realize that you are your own worst enemy and your #1 fan and only you have the power to make things better. i read a quote somewhere that says "the darkest hour is just before dawn." be waiting for your sunrise, it'll get better. i promise. "If i could tell the world just one thing, it would be that we're all OK."