People are always "downgrading" their own lives. I think this just mirrors the current society. You have to get more, you have to want more in every aspect, Now why is that? Is it an image fed to us via the media? Is it a craving for a certain social status? Is it just something that is automatically grown in a persons mind?
Where does the childlike appreciation for the little things in life vanish when you grow up? I lost that ability at one point and I did a massive job in getting that quality back, now I have a so-called dual will in me :-D I am ambitious and I want to go far and I work really hard for that but for example money for me isn´t that important anymore, I want just as much that I am able to get by and provide a good life to my boy and be able to give back as well and to be able to support charities as well. But I mean ambition is good, a target to aim for in life is good but why is it necessary to have the 2,5 kids, 2 cars, a house and a bank loan, a perfect marriage where the façade is kept up at every cost, even at the well being of the people involved. People are getting more torn, more stressed, pushed around and the huge load is grown on their shoulder, they cannot avoid to being pulled down under all of the expectations and pressure being fed into them. Eventually people living that way will lose themselves, it´s almost like extinguishing the natural flame that we were born with.
Is it really so bad to let yourself enjoy a beautiful morning when the birds sing and you feel the first rays of the sun on your skin sitting down on the fresh green grass with a cup of coffee? going outside when the first beautiful snowflakes fall down and throw yourself down on the ground and do a snow angel and admiring the perfect starlight sky you are laying under? We are surrounded by the beautiful "little" things every day which are massive when added up, a co-worker telling you a great joke during the coffee break, someone holding the door open for you, a quick smile from a stranger at the grocery store when you pass by them, finding a small coin in your pocket, anything basically if you decide to take it with a smile. stop, listen, learn, enjoy..
I personally am a rebel, I choose to take the little things in, enjoy life, be kind to myself as I have no reason to be cruel. I do not apologize for who I am, I am me, I am this way and I am proud of myself. I am not perfect and I have never claimed I was, still I try to be the best person I can.
live every day enjoying the little things
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