To Change

The sky, when overcast, rarely brings rain. Grief is like the ocean, it's deep and dark and bigger than all of us. Pain makes us scared, It's unfair. Love brings out the best secrets and shelters our soul.  Our heart beats contently, full of hope. Everyday we face the same truth that life is fleeting. But our time here is not short, even though it may seem so. And courage makes us stronger, individually and connectively to others.

Everyone has their own story of heartache, grief, sadness, loss, gain and so on. I think it takes courage to speak honestly of your point of view. It takes courage to share your story with others, strangers even. It takes courage to face your fears; if you're afraid of loving someone because you might get hurt, but you leave yourself open and vulnerable anyway to falling in love (especially after being burned) than that's an act of courage. Nevertheless, i don't even know if you're courageous, or how much courage you could have, until after the fact. Ernest Hemingway famously described courage as "grace under pressure." When pressure hits us, it hits hard, we have to think on our feet and react suddenly.

Each day we make history and hope there is always more to believe in. We race through life from one extreme to the next and we should all be so lucky to be so passionate about something or someone and be courageous. Fear holds us back, hope and courage set us free. We must live our own lives well, take the highroad when we can and allow hope to bring our humanity together.

Years from now i'll sit back on a Sunday evening with my family, my friends, or even alone and think back to this time in my life. You will do the same. What's the one thing thats made you happy? Or made this time in your life stand out from the rest? Courage, unity and hope. Bravery, contentment and fear. I always said patience is a virtue but the waiting part is difficult. We all have dreams that with hard work and dedication we will accomplish. We all have fears. We all want the best in our lives. Today, will be the day i remember as change.