Magical

I've noted something a long time ago about how for something to be magical there must be non magical for comparison.. for something to be special, there must be the mundane... for something to be successful, there must be others that fail.  We enjoy the MIRACLE of the light bulb, and it WAS a great success.  But, it came after literally thousands of failures.

I'm experiencing a very happy life, lately.  It seems a little bizarre and unbelievable to me, sometimes.  I've had so many times where things appeared to be very good and was not.  I've had the floor fall out from under me many, many times, when I tried to stand on hope.  Though, hope is also a good net to catch you when you fall.

But, then, I think about this concept.  It is the FAILURES that make the SUCCESS what it can be.  You cannot fully appreciate a magical moment or time period without the times that it failed to materialize.  And, failure can be a wonderful instructor along the way, provided we don't give up.  It's easy to do that.  It's easy to say... it NEVER works for me about one thing or another.  But, the key word is YET to follow that.

There was a Christian movie I watched a long time ago, and I don't recall much of it.  However, I do remember the father telling a son that was having issues with doubt that "You miss 100 percent of the shots you don't take."  Indeed.  It's like that meme that is out there of the minor that gives up digging with inches before the treasure of diamonds.

My thinking on it is this.  If you have been trying and failing, you should look at your life and consider this.  You already don't have what you seek, and you won't have it... whether or not you try.  I do understand that desire can bring fear, but it can also be empowering and hope can be the fuel that gets you through rough times.  

And, when you have to go through those dark times, I guess I'd say from experience... the darkness is important to fully recognize and appreciate the light that is to come, and when it does come, it will be magical.

Pace Yourself

Perhaps, it comes with age... after the Cynical 40s, you gain a wider perspective of existence. But, you also learn to get less stressed over everything happening RIGHT NOW. Why? You've seen a LOT of right now's over life, and you're still standing.

I don't say that to say it's not worthy of addressing or action. What I'm saying in this post is really two things.

1. Live your life. If you postpone your happiness to deal with this "crisis" or the next, you'll find yourself far into your life story, realizing you've missed a lot of it. There is a song in my most recent playlist called Birds Still Sing that says...

"Birds still sing on bad days
Flowers grow around graves
Not everyone stays but the real ones do
Our moon moves in phases
So give yourself a little grace
And if you look close where the cracks meet
We're still blooming in concrete" Taylor Acorn

The point being, you can still have good and prosperity IN the middle of struggle and problems... and you SHOULD because problems we have many.

2.  Pace yourself.  There will be struggle in the future, just as with the past.  Make a contribution, live your life, rise up in action, read a book, stand for the helpless, listen to music.  Alternate.  Don't burn out.  Don't let your convictions steal your life.

I just felt that needs to be said, by one that has let it all consume me, too often.