There is so much pain in this world. There is so much hurt, despair, broken hearts, hopelessness, and people who are suffering a kind of pain that is unimaginable. There are people with terminal illnesses; people who have went through experiences that will affect them for the rest of their lives.
So who are we to complain about a bad day? You may be in pain now, but I promise you someone else has it worse, and I bet the person who has it worse isn’t sitting there complaining about it. The people who know they may die this year, or the one after it, they’re the people who are smiling and they’re out there living because they’re happy to have another day spent in this incredible world.
There will be a day when you will wake up and you won’t be in that pain anymore – whether it is a broken heart, depression, or illness – having a positive outlook on it will change everything. Stress is linked to 99 % of all illnesses, and if you can find a way to cope with whatever you are facing, it will help in ways you don’t realize until you try. Everything is beautiful if you really look, so take the time out of your day to think about every way that you’re lucky with what you have.
Next time you’re having a bad day, listen to an amazing song, lean on a strong friend, or take a drive or walk through this beautiful world that we live in. You may be going through something that no one else can understand, but it doesn’t have to be the end of the world. There is pain everywhere, but you can choose to focus on that, or you can choose to focus on how lucky you are. You can wake up every morning hating the fact that you have to face another day with pain that you’re in, or you can realize you’re lucky enough to have another day to face at all, because some people don’t have that. You’re lucky because no matter what you’re going through, it will get better.
You can look at things however you want to. If it storms you can choose think about all the ways that this will change your plans for the day. Or you can realize that you get to watch the sky light up, you get to hear the sound of the rain, and you get to spend the day inside with the people you love. Take a look around, there is so much beauty if you open your eyes.
"Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy."
- Anne Frank
AWE I LOVE THIS!! its kinda like my post. You get what you give. smile and be happy, live is too short to complain. :)
ReplyDeleteThe way you write is like so simple yet so powerful. I hear every line I read like a One Tree Hill voiceover, and some of the things you write bring me to tears. Especially this recent post. I think that you captured some of my own thoughts perfectly here Shannon, and I couldn’t have said it better myself.
ReplyDeleteAlways take the high road.
Everything happens for a reason.
There is a song by Nat King Cole, that goes something like this…
Smile though your heart is aching,
Smile even though its breaking.
When there are cloud in the sky, you`ll get by.
If you smile through your fear and sorrow,
smile, and maybe tomorrow you`ll see the sun come shining through for you.
Light up your face with gladness,
hide every trace of sadness,
although a tear, may be ever so near
that’s the time you must keep on trying.
Smile whats the use of crying.
You`ll find that life is still worth while
if you`ll just smile.
Also, the quote selection by Anne Frank is beautiful.