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These past few weeks, or even the year as a whole, have really tested me and I find peace knowing that I have so much to be thankful for. Things aren’t always okay; in fact rarely they are. Life is a organized mess. People come, go and stay. What matters the most is maintaining happiness and finding the ones who will stick by your side. Family members may decide to move away, divorces do sadly happen, the term “broken family” seems to be irrelevant now and people are too accepting of cheating. Things happen in life, people pass away as people are born. We have to learn to appreciate the old while embracing the new. If you are reading this, please know you are appreciated and loved and never forget that an original is worth more than a copy. Always be yourself. Don’t try to fit into society. Why blend in when you can stand out?
No matter how many things are going on in my life I always try to thank those around me, make new friends, learn to live life, also to share my smile with others (even strangers) because you never know what battle they may be facing, and to remind the ones I love, that I do love them.
Communication seems to be a lost art. You go to a social gathering, or even a small dinner and everyone is on their phones or connected to technology instead of being connected to the person right next to them or having self reflection. Life is short, don’t take it for granted. You can be 100 years old and have never lived a life. It’s a beautiful, unpredictable crazy ride but savor the bittersweetness.