So accurate. I love this quote so much. It's so true. There's another quote that I like too that seems to go along with this one: "Some of us die at 25, but aren't buried until we're 75". I used this quote on one of my instagram pictures, in fact... and one of my younger followers didn't quite understand it. She thought I meant literal death- which in a way, it is. Let me explain.
By death... it's referencing internal death. I understand this because I've seen it before. Even at a young age... I've watched some of my friends who used to be happy and full of life turn into people who never smile, never laugh, and force themselves to continue living. That... that is not life. When you have to wake up every day and convince yourself to continue breathing, to continue moving... to continue EXISTING, you know it's time to make a change. A majority of my friends (myself included) are often depressed. Some try to be optimistic and happy (like me) and others... others just give up. They don't make an effort to be happy or to pull themselves out of depression; they just drag themselves through every day. Today, everyone seems unhappy, to be honest. No one is satisfied with who they are. We all want to change... but never the right things. Too many people equate happiness with the car they drive, the clothes they wear, and their yearly income. If you seek happiness in things with monetary value, you will never truly be happy. To be happy... is a choice. You have a choice every day when you wake up: you can face the day with sadness, or with happiness. I try to choose happiness. BUT, I don't consider "happiness" to be how much money I have or what I have on that current day. No, I find happiness in the small and simple things. For example; the hugs I get from my dad in the morning... or the beauty of the sky as the sun rises and clouds form... or the flowers as they open and expose their beauty in the early morning sun. These things cost nothing- just love and living and an eye for finding the tiny joys. Heck, a good cup of coffee in the morning or even the smell of a hearty, home-cooked breakfast being made can change my mood. It reminds me that there IS happiness to be found, should I look... and it reminds me that I have a family, I have friends, and a reason to keep smiling and trying to be genuinely happy. So all I can say.. to myself and to my friends and to ANYONE struggling with depression or anything similar... You have purpose. You have a reason to keep going. There is happiness; you just need to look for it... it's there. Make the correct choice in the morning; be happy. Things may seem pretty damn miserable, but it's nothing that can't be changed. Take everything one step at a time. The first step to changing the quality of your life is changing the qualities in yourself. Please take the time and make the change. There will always be sadness in the world- but there will also always be happiness. Choose happiness; I can't stress it enough. Maddie
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