Life is Short ~ Let go

This might be one of the hardest lessons to learn... letting go.  For whatever reason we find it so easy to cling to things, situations, people that make us miserable.

It's as if suffering is the new black.

But I'm done with it and the whole suffering thing too.  The one thing I have learned in the last month is that life is short... too short, and I'm tired of wasting all these negative feelings over things that just don't deserve my time and energy.  It depresses me and steals my creativity.

Plus it just feels crappy.

I know that I haven't written here in a while, and mostly it's because I have been worrying, stressing, festering, and doubting everything I do.  I mean, how can I possibly inspire you when I can't let go of these negative feelings myself?  I started to question my reasons for even writing in here in the first place.  Am I just looking for attention?

The answer is NO, in case you're wondering.

On my way home from school the other day I had the Oprah station on (shocking, I know), and I don't even know who the guest was, but at one point I heard the words 'what are you here for?  What is your purpose?' And it hit me clear as the blinding sunshine that morning, that I am here to make people happier and inspire them to want more in their lives.

I don't know why I have decided that, but I think it decided me first.  I was the daughter of a woman who's mission was to spread joy, and while that is wonderful, it's not what I want in my life.  I'm taking it a step further and showing people that joy will happen when they are living their lives in the happiest place possible.

Does that make sense?

Maybe it's the same thing, but I feel like I'm going about it from the inside out, where my mom often thought things and gifts were the pathway to happiness and joy.  Sometimes it was, but more often than not, I just feel like joy has to start internally, not externally.  A place where you are happy and proud of who you are and want to share your gifts (whatever they may be) with the world.

There are things in this world I can't change... too many things to count... but it's not my job to change them.  It is what it is, and sometimes those five words can make the difference between a bad day and an amazing life.  By accepting these five words, you are back in control of your future instead of someone or something else.

Life is __________ (fill in the blank).

It is what it is... what are you going to do about it?  What can you let go of that will set you free?

It's the day before the last day of school, so you'll have to excuse me while I go do my happy dance.

Let's have the best summer ever.