Words to live by

I recently heard a man say something so true, so marvelous and so simple, that it flustered me a bit to know why I hadn't thought of his idea before.  He said:

"If you want to be happy, make someone else happy.  If you want to find the right person in your life, become the right person in your life.  If you want to see a change in the world, you become the change."  

Though I've heard things quite similar to that before, I never really understood what it meant.  It is just one of the many times I've let my beautifully challenged ego get in the way.  Yet today I feel as though I'm taking those words to heart, deep to the core of my being, and in doing so I feel like the person who I know I've always meant to be.

It's funny actually, how much time we waste on trying to figure everything out, doing everything at once, forgetting to breathe.  I spent so much of my life in that universe of the trapped souls, fighting with every power I had to escape the unknown.  But something quite amazing happened along the way and I can honestly say that as of right now, I feel nothing but peace with myself.  I'm not fighting as hard anymore and it feels extraordinarily wonderful.  Do you know how much joy there is in life, when you can actually stop trying so hard to live?  The answer is easy really, for I believe joy is bountiful, unmeasurable and worth every fear.

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For those who really know me, getting to the place I am now in my life has been a struggle, but more so like a roller coaster I could never seem to get off.  I was trying so damn hard to do everything as if there was a timer on my life, and although we never know when our time is up, living as though there is no time really sucks.  It drains every ounce of happiness out of you and letting go of the trying-so-hard, has been one of the greatest accomplishments of my life.  However one must know, that you never stop learning and growing up just because you're in a great place.  Obstacles will still arise, death will still occur, and in the end the only way to live, at least for me, is to live it with purpose instead of fear.  

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Tony Robbins is one of my all-time favorite spiritual leaders, mainly because he doesn't preach about God or religion much and instead speaks of the spirit, of what it takes to become spiritual in body and mind.  He also tells the truth, never shies from hurting someone's feelings and calls bullshit when he sees it.  He is just another source of positivity that I find helpful and one of the coolest things I've heard him say, is one of the truest things I've ever learned in my life.  

"Trying to fix yourself when you're not broken is a waste of time."

We all learn from others, including ourselves, and that is what I hope to give out through my blog.  I don't know many things about life and up until recently, that bothered me.  However nowadays, through the words of people like Tony Robbins and the most important people in my life like my family and my boyfriend, I've learned that it is 100% okay to not know everything.  That's why the people in our lives are our own teachers, guiding us through the journey even when they don't realize that they're doing so.  

I still struggle with myself, I think I always will to some degree.  The degree is not as high though anymore and I really believe that as I continue to age and live within the comforts of my heart, that life will only continue being more incredible.  Life right now is incredible and I can honestly say that with real sincerity.  I'm lucky.  And I hope that everyone feels some sort of luck with their life.  We only get one, so might as well live it. 

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