Live!

The post of today is about life and how we waste it. I'll have different quotations inserted here and there cause I think they transmit better what I want to say with fewer words, maybe.
I'm gonna talk today about life and how we sometimes we pretend we're living.
We're getting all warmed up by a daily routine that gives us the illusion of safety and comfort( which is fake, we are never safe and you can never be too comfortable- life's unpredictable, deal with it, and that's actually what makes it beautiful).

Let's talk about safety and comfort. Why do we like these sensations? Maybe it's something imprinted deep in our genes, since we were savages running around from predators. When we didn't have a house, but a cave, no electricity, no marriage, no Dunkin Donuts. No parking fines, either. But maybe that's a good thing.

And these things, comfort and safety, we are basking in them everyday. How many of our actions are automatic? How many things do we do without even thinking about them like going to the grocery store or washing the bathroom sink or chopping veggies? These are normal, don't get me wrong, but when it comes to our lifes being only that, doesn't it look kinda sad? Imagine stepping out of your body and being able to observe yourself on a daily basis! Would you be happy with what you're seeing? Would you at least be satisfied with it?

We are never safe and usually when we step out of our comfort zone amazing things happen. Some bad ones might happen too but every experience is good cause it helps build up your character, it shows you a new face of yourself you weren't aware of and prepares you for bigger, greater things.

This is your life, good to the last drop
Doesn't get any better than this
This is your life and it's ending one minute at a time

This isn't a seminar, this isn't a weekend retreat
Where you are now you can't even imagine what the bottom will be like

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSpqObhK4Rw

^ And that's the truth. Let's not live our lifes in fear of change. Cause what if you change something in your life and something terrible like HAPPINESS occurs? What then? Will you regret it?
Embrace change and embrace living in the present. Live fully. This is a one way ticket you're having (that's up for discussion though) and this train won't come back when it reaches its final station.

What would you like to remember when you're old, worn out and useless? (kidding)
Would you rather think about how "you could've done that and that" or say "Damn it, I've been crazy as f but it was all worth it" ?

That's a quote from one of my fave people ( you gotta love classic Hollywood)
And don't wait for people to make it happen. You can make it happen. You are strong, way stronger than you think you are. Let go and feel.
Don't fear something bad will happen. Think positive and the universe will respond to it. You are energy and you attract energy. So make sure you're sending out positive vibes, alrighty?

We all start as caterpillars. It's up to us if we transform into butterflies or continue crawling, literally.
Instead of a conclusion, I'm gonna leave you with one of my mantras.

your life is your life
don’t let it be clubbed into dank submission.
be on the watch.
there are ways out.
there is a light somewhere.
it may not be much light but
it beats the darkness.
be on the watch.
the gods will offer you chances.
know them.
take them.
you can’t beat death but
you can beat death in life, sometimes.
and the more often you learn to do it,
the more light there will be.
your life is your life.
know it while you have it.
you are marvelous
the gods wait to delight
in you.

Charles Bukowski.