Well to be quite honest I've looked down at this tattoo a lot over the past several years and not really believed it. Don't get me wrong I certainly don't regret the tattoo and I always thought it was a pretty sentiment but it just really wasn't something I felt deep down anymore. Not with all the shitty blows that life has decided to chuck at me.
It's taken a while - and I maybe won't feel this way every single day (but I can try to!) but I finally feel like I can finally believe it again. Like this whole time this tattoo has been sitting here just whispering to me "you might not believe me right now. But you will. Patience"
Life is truly what you make it constant negativity brings nothing but negative things (I've seen that first hand) people willing to just take a seat in life and expect the worst receive that - the worst. Because they refuse to acknowledge the tiny victories life brings
And recognizing tiny victories is a great skill. Maybe you got some extra foam in your latte this morning (I love latte foam!) or maybe your car wasn't iced up into a solid brick of ice like the rest of the cars on the block.
Expecting life to just hand you everything you want is unrealistic. But being open to the doors the universe may crack open for you is a Beautiful thing.
Being positive all the time is exhausting for everyone and those around you but being willing to put a positive spin on everything can only enrich your life. I will never forget (and maybe I've mentioned it before) but growing up my Grandma had a tiny quote taped to the mirror in her basement bathroom that said "No one ever went blind from looking on the bright side of things" and that's always stuck with me through the darkest of times. For instance just today I noticed someone had stolen one of my hand made skull ghost Halloween decorations that I LOVE. There were footprints in the snow and everything someone actively took it. I won't lie. I was pretty choked - livid even for a moment. How dare someone just help themselves to my ghost. So I flipped it. In reality I can make another ghost for probably around $15 or maybe even cheaper. So I told myself that this individual saw my ghosts and figured they were just so amazing that they HAD to have one in their life. It's a small thing but it makes me feel better.
Life's all in the details. The good stuff sneaks up on you.
(Also I apologize for any typos - I typed this on my phone in the bath halfway terrified of dropping my brand new phone in the water. But these thoughts can't wait)
