if i ever give you any advice, this is it - live happy. that’s all you need to know. through all the hard times and all the struggles has any person ever perservered because they sat around feeling sorry for themselves? the answer to that is no. when faced with difficult situations, rather than mope and whine, make the best of what you have and live your life to the fullest. You’re likely to regret the time you spent waiting for something to happen and that time can be put into something you enjoy doing. you don’t need other people to make you happy. quite the contrary, you need to make yourself happy first and foremost, before you can expect anyone to give you and aid in giving you the happiness you expect in return. think about it; how much fun have you had recently? why? because you expect other people to make your fun. have fun for yourself. be the life of a party, don’t expect the party to make your life. finally, something everyone should remember, but rarely does anyone, there are millions of people in the world who are worse off than you. people living in poverty, people who don’t own cars, nevermind reliable ones. people who don’t even have access to a desktop computer, nevermind have their own laptop. people who can’t even afford a disposeable camera, nevermind owning a digital camera and a camcorder. there are people who can’t even afford to see one movie in a theatre, nevermind an entire home theatre system. so many people would die to be in your shoes and I see so many people not being appreciative of what they have. That’s just the material items. besides that, how many people get bullied and are neglected and told no one loves them. people with boyfriends or girlfriends or simply loving families often take for granted how lucky they really are. not everyone is that fortunate to have people who have their back and will hold their hand through hell and high waters. I guess, in general, this is a message to anyone who is upset because something in their life didn’t go their way; this is to the people who are selfish and forget that money can’t buy happiness. learn to live without material items and learn to deal with the curveballs life throws you. nothing in life is fair. its one hurdle after another. but if you constantly cry and whine because you didn’t get what you want, life’s going to seem a whole lot tougher than you’d like. make the most of what you have; what you’ve recieved and what you’ve earned because not everyone is so lucky.
“You may not be her first, her last, or her only. She loved before she may love again. But if she loves you now, what else matters? She’s not perfect - you aren’t either, and the two of you may never be perfect together but if she can make you laugh, cause you to think twice, and admit to being human and making mistakes, hold onto her and give her the most you can. She may not be thinking about you every second of the day, but she will give you a part of her that she knows you can break - her heart. So don’t hurt her, don’t change her, don’t analyze and don’t expect more than she can give. Smile when she makes you happy, let her know when she makes you mad, and miss her when she’s not there.”
- Bob Marley
An old man turned ninety-eight
He won the lottery and died the next day
It’s a black fly in your Chardonnay
It’s a death row pardon two minutes too late
And isn’t it ironic… don’t you think
It’s like rain on your wedding day
It’s a free ride when you’ve already paid
It’s the good advice that you just didn’t take
Who would’ve thought… it figures
Mr. Play It Safe was afraid to fly
He packed his suitcase and kissed his kids goodbye
He waited his whole damn life to take that flight
And as the plane crashed down he thought
“Well isn’t this nice…”
And isn’t it ironic… don’t you think
It’s like rain on your wedding day
It’s a free ride when you’ve already paid
It’s the good advice that you just didn’t take
Who would’ve thought… it figures
Well life has a funny way of sneaking up on you
When you think everything’s okay and everything’s going right
And life has a funny way of helping you out when
You think everything’s gone wrong and everything blows up
In your face
A traffic jam when you’re already late
A no-smoking sign on your cigarette break
It’s like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife
It’s meeting the man of my dreams
And then meeting his beautiful wife
And isn’t it ironic…don’t you think
A little too ironic…and, yeah, I really do think…
It’s like rain on your wedding day
It’s a free ride when you’ve already paid
It’s the good advice that you just didn’t take
Who would’ve thought… it figures
Life has a funny way of sneaking up on you
Life has a funny, funny way of helping you out
Helping you out
- Alanis Morissette
The important thing is not to be bitter over life’s disappointments.
Learn to let go of the past and recognize that every day wont be sunny.
And when you find yourself lost in the darkness of despair, remember its only in the black of night that you see the stars. And those stars lead you back home. So don’t be afraid to make mistakes, to stumble and fall,
