| I haven't written a blog on here in a while..
Anyways, I honestly don't think words will give justice to how I feel right now, but I guess I'll give it a shot. I had the most unexplainable experiences today, leading to my feeling of truly being "high" on life. I haven't felt this happiness in a while. And I didn't just have one experience, but actually a few. With each experience I put more pieces of the puzzle together and I now realize that my belief that everything happens for a reason really is true. I think I started losing faith in good people and genuine happiness. I mean, don't get me wrong, I knew that it was still present [within my circle of loved ones], but it's just so rare to meet courteous people nowadays that it's hard not to lose faith. I'm just lucky to have such wonderful people in my life.
My first encounter was with a woman at Petco. Yes, random.. but significant. I was simply being my usual self, able to ask random strangers about anything, when I asked a lady about dog food. She simply smiled, gave me her opinion, and we went our separate ways. I approached the register, wondering if the dog food I had selected was on sale. Sadly, the cashier explained that only certain dog foods were on sale. I continued to the back of the store and looked through the countless different dog foods but resorted to the same bag I had in my cart. As I approached the register again, I saw the same lady and proceeded to tell her that the dog food we were both looking at was not on sale. I could see appreciation in her eyes and the way she came to me with a smile, as if she wasn't expecting such a generous gesture. We talked for a few minutes and had a simple conversation. I feel like she was so happy for those few minutes because someone new was truly conversing with her and appreciated her opinions. Every time I smiled at her, she smiled back while she talked. The power that smiles truly have on people..
After Petco me and my brothers proceeded to go to St. Catherine's for a parent retreat. I honestly didn't know what I was supposed to do there, considering, for one, I was running extremely late. The night was going along well, then something truly hit me while Archie gave his Paschal Mystery talk. We are given 86,400 seconds each day, and we have the ability to do whatever we want with all that time. Just think about what you can do for other people in that amount of time. Take the time to have short conversations with random people or help homeless people by giving them food instead of money. After Archie's talk, I saw an old friend's mom sitting by herself at a table while it was time to have faith sharing. So I approached her and we began talking. We finally started discussing the questions about Archie's talk and I honestly could not even believe what I was hearing. I was so inspired by her and what she was all about. She is a single parent and raised three wonderful kids [who I know] very well. She is so selfless and giving, that I was moved by what she was saying. People don't realize how much control they have over their happiness. I realized that I am not the only person that understands that and there are still good people who want other people to share the same understanding. Think about how hard some people have it, and then just think about how lucky you are. It could be worse. Talking to her honestly made me come to soooo many realizations and conclusions about my relationships with my friends.
People come into your life for reasons and seasons and I truly believe that. You don't even realize how significant their timing is, either. My conversation with this parent opened my eyes to what I've been failing to do: letting them know how much I truly appreciate them and their importance in my life. When someone is feeling down or having a bad day, take the time to ask them how they are doing and smile. The little things really do count.
I don't understand why people get so caught up in trying to be something they are not. It's not that hard to be yourself, honestly. Who cares?! "Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." And stop trying to fulfill what everyone expects of you. Achieve your own goals and create your own dreams. It's time the world changed.
My day ended with my wonderful cousins. We celebrated the life of one
of our friend's dad and it brought back memories of my beloved best
friend. I think chillin with my family makes me realize how blessed I am to have loved ones all around me. Talking with them about everything just made me feel more comfortable about where I am in life, and that there is nothing wrong with who I am and who I have become. They accept me no matter what, and I know that they will always have my back.
There are still good people out there who want the same things you do, for the world to be genuine and happy. Choose to be happy. It'll be worth it, I promise.
dElly: shout out to me?
haha hiii ernani :]
I know there's so much more I want to share, but it's hard to explain, and I'm not very good with words. I hope somehow this blog inspired you to do good, to do random acts of kindness, and to just..
..be happy.
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| i haven't written in xanga for daaaaaaaaaays. who still uses this thing?! |
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| you know what i noticed?
i always end up SCARED.
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| hey guys ... i hope everyone's doing well ;]
just wanted to tell everyone that i got a new cell number =]
get at me and i'll give it to youuu .. kk take care byeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
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