Thursday, January 16, 2014

Starting Off: 1/16/14


I wanna say Happy 50th birthday to you dad. I LOVE you and life has not been the same without you, but I know that you would be proud of where I am today. You were my influence and drive and ambition in life. I learned from the mistakes you made and I have grown into a man that I can look into the mirror and be proud of, and I know you would be too. You are missed. The family back east could not stop telling me how much I look like you and remind them of you. I like that. Your missing out on a lot down here, but I know that you are up there smiling down and watching over us. I love you dad and miss you everyday. 

It is the bad in life that allows people to see the good. In the wise words of 50 cent, 

"Some days wouldn't be special, if it wasn't for rain. Joy wouldn't feel so good, if it wasn't for pain.
Death gotta be easy, 'cause life is hard."

He hit it spot on though. It is the hard times and the struggles that make the joys and happiness of life so amazing. If it was not for hard work and struggle, accomplishments would be nothing and would not feel so great. Growing up through some hard times and adversity, I learned to embrace the bad just as much as the good. I am able to smile and love with my entire heart because of what I have been through. I am able to see things in all of their beauty because of all of the ugly I have seen. 
"The prettiest eyes have cried the most tears and the kindest hearts have felt the most pain"

I love this quote and it holds so much truth. This is not always necessarily true, because some people who have cried a lot and have felt a lot of pain are not always pleasant, but for me this holds true. I love life and possibilities of life because of how bad I have seen life. I am confident that the worst and most traumatic parts of life that I will have to experience are all behind me. And due to the severity of those experiences, I am able, and will be able to handle and take on anything else that life can throw at me.

Life is what you make it. You don’t get to choose it. But you get to choose what you do with it. Make the most of what you got and love what you got. There are a lot of people out there in worse situations that would love to be in your shoes.

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