Learn to appreciate the beauty of life

Life is full of sufferings and joys. Suffer what is there to suffer and enjoy what is there to enjoy. the whole idea is to face the challenges head on and be a person of courage and wisdom and live the life to its best….........smilingly and cheerfully.

that there are so many things in this world (or in mine) that can make life seem unbearable and not worth living, while the things that are meaningful do not seem to outweigh the things that depress me. i’m trying my best to just look at the positives instead of things that are out of my control, but it is just so hard when you cannot seem to find a reason for your unhappiness (or life’s injustices).
i guess i haven’t learned to appreciate the beauty of life as yet beacuse if i did, i’d look on the ‘brighter’ side of life more often. i’ll just keep trying then…

I don’t know where this came from, learning to look at the small things like the ladybug that lands on your shoulder in the middle of summer, the way the moon shines through the clouds, the smell of lilacs outside your bedroom window, a baby smiling, the sunshine turnign the water into a million sparkling eyes, the soothing sound of the rain, the safety inside during the storm, the peace of a snowfall. You can find beauty in every day, in every little thing, if you look for it. I look for it because I want to find it.

On the Importance of Taking
Time Out to Air-Dry
(Ode to Frida)

Sometimes it’s necessary to pile
a towel of hair on top of your head
and let yourself air dry.

This is your true autorretrato,
unplucked brows, lack of grin,
and a garment of bergamot shower gel
residue
feasting on your skin.

And you say you have
no moments.

“The beauty of life is, while we cannot undo what is done, we can see it, understand it, learn from it and change so that every new moment is spent not in regret, guilt, fear or anger but in wisdom, understanding and love.”

often everything is too rushed and i just seem to have no time to just sit, watch and understand, or at least try to. ah, the beauty of life is amazing! truely, i deperately hope i am not wasting my life, i feel as if i should be doing something more, but what more can i do now but wait? i’m impatient, much too impatient. hmm i’m strangely reminded of the lyrics from a jimmy eat world song -

The first star I see may not be a star.
We can’t do a thing but wait.
So let’s wait for one more.
The time such clumsy time in deciding if it’s time.
I’m careful but not sure how it goes.
You can loose yourself in your courage.
The mindless comfort grows when I’m alone with my ‘great’ plans.
This is what she says gets her through it:
“If I don’t let myself by happy now then when?”
If not now when?
When the time we have now ends.
When the big hand goes round again.
Can you still feel the butterflies?
Can you still hear the last goodnight?

yay jimmy eat world…..