Life's for the living, so live it, or you're better off dead.

Probably one of my favorite lyrics from Passenger.  It always reminds me of Red's line from Shawshank…"get busy livin' or get busy dyin'" So often we get so far ahead of ourselves.  It's a problem I think most people have.  What bills do I have to pay next, what am I going to do with my life, do i want to stay here or move, if I move what will I do there…it's a never ending cycle of questions that eventually cause your brain to melt (this has to be scientifically proven, I swear).  We get so wrapped up that we forget to live.  I feel like I am so guilty of this all the time, a mile a minute, worried about one thing or another, because if I don't worry about it, no one else is going to. But it brings me to another quote, worrying about tomorrow's problems doesn't fix them, it only empties today of it's joys. something to that extent.  Worrying about not having money to pay rent tomorrow, doesn't make money magically appear in my bank account, it only wears me out and takes up time that I could be enjoying doing something else today.  yes, you can take it too far, I'm not saying, don't worry about studying for that test tomorrow, just go play baseball instead, but there are things you cannot prepare yourself for or do anything about and dwelling on them does not fix it.  I'm doing my best right now to embrace this concept.  The future is coming, but the good news is, it only happens one day at a time.  So take it one day, one hour, one minute, one second at a time. Enjoy the moments, and know that you can make it through.  Your life may not be perfect, but very few of us have lives that are considered to be rock bottom.  There is always something positive to be happy about.  We are alive, we woke up today, healthier and more enriched than a lot of people in the world.  There is so much to look forward to.  Some things are scary as hell, yes, but that doesn't mean that we should avoid them.  Sometimes the things that scare us most, yield the most rewards in our lives.  I never wanted to be a single mom again, working all the time, going to school so I can "someday" make a better life for myself.  I'd rather be sitting pretty not having to worry about working all the time, having my family, and enjoying school.  But that's not what my life would be like if I hadn't made one of the scariest decisions of my life.  I still have bad days, but they would have been so much worse if I hadn't taken charge of my life, and I'm grateful I had the stones to do so and feel so very blessed for the great things in my life right now.  I am trying to take it one day at a time.  I make plans so I have fun things to look forward to on those days when I am feeling down.  Do not let life beat you down, it can always be worse, and we all should really take time to count the blessings of our lives.  So smile today, do something, anything, you enjoy. Personally Imma eat some ice cream at some point! I know the pain of being so far down you feel like you'll never get up, and people who tell you, you have to power to make yourself happy or sad, well, in that place, you want to slap the shit out of those people.  But if you're there, just try, at least once a day to think of something happy. an old memory you will get a good laugh at, maybe call a friend, or go have drinks with friends.  Make yourself do something that will surround you with positivity.  It may rub off, it may not, but it's worth a shot.  Don't give up. This too shall pass.  Your life may not always go the way you want, but there is a plan in motion for everyone. So if you're reading this, take a moment to think about at least one thing that is positive in your life, and try to take time to do something that will make you smile today. And then do it again tomorrow. Because life happens one day at a time, so don't rush it, it passes so quickly anyway.