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Sweetpea · 01-18-2006, 03:11 PM

Happiness is somewhat inherent, it can also be 'learned'.... it may not nessasarily be a choice... but i think it's something one can come to a place where everything 'clicks' and there is both hope and joy to be found in each day.

My happiness comes from the fact that i'm sick... i'm not terminally sick, but Tietze's Syndrome something i've been diagnosed with since i was 14, it's painful and uncurable at this time in medicine... but i'm okay with that, because it's helped me learn to be happy...

While what i have is not terminal... it does mean that my body is weak, and i've understood for a long time how precious life is, how vulnerable we humans are... and that has been my gift. My life may be cut short, and i could despair over this, but i've learned not too... because i've discovered this simple truth so young in my life, that each moment of joy is worth a million moments... because it may be my last. And i'm not just saying that to be dramatic...

I understood this when my uncle died of a rare disease at 34, i understood this when my friend's child died at the age of 2, barely having begun life....

Life is fragile... We don't have time to waste being unhappy or focusing on only negative things... we only have time to reach out and find the joy we've been searching for.

Any one of our lives could end tomorrow... if you understand that fact... would you still be bothering over the things that cause you unhappiness?

If you knew you would die tomorrow... you would be out there, looking for every second of joy, love and giving you could find.... wouldn't you? There would be no unsolved emotional business, no holding unnessasary anger... there would only be you seeking to live the best day possible....

Everyone thinks that their lives will go on as planned and they will die at 85... it doesn't work like that, if it's one thing i've learned in life... it's that things never go according to plan, so it's our own personal journey to learn how to find the positive in each day... TODAY... tomorrow will take care of itself, Live your joy today.

sweetpea

01-18-2006, 03:11 PM	#56 (permalink)
Sweetpea Fade out Location: in love	Happiness is somewhat inherent, it can also be 'learned'.... it may not nessasarily be a choice... but i think it's something one can come to a place where everything 'clicks' and there is both hope and joy to be found in each day. My happiness comes from the fact that i'm sick... i'm not terminally sick, but Tietze's Syndrome something i've been diagnosed with since i was 14, it's painful and uncurable at this time in medicine... but i'm okay with that, because it's helped me learn to be happy... While what i have is not terminal... it does mean that my body is weak, and i've understood for a long time how precious life is, how vulnerable we humans are... and that has been my gift. My life may be cut short, and i could despair over this, but i've learned not too... because i've discovered this simple truth so young in my life, that each moment of joy is worth a million moments... because it may be my last. And i'm not just saying that to be dramatic... I understood this when my uncle died of a rare disease at 34, i understood this when my friend's child died at the age of 2, barely having begun life.... Life is fragile... We don't have time to waste being unhappy or focusing on only negative things... we only have time to reach out and find the joy we've been searching for. Any one of our lives could end tomorrow... if you understand that fact... would you still be bothering over the things that cause you unhappiness? If you knew you would die tomorrow... you would be out there, looking for every second of joy, love and giving you could find.... wouldn't you? There would be no unsolved emotional business, no holding unnessasary anger... there would only be you seeking to live the best day possible.... Everyone thinks that their lives will go on as planned and they will die at 85... it doesn't work like that, if it's one thing i've learned in life... it's that things never go according to plan, so it's our own personal journey to learn how to find the positive in each day... TODAY... tomorrow will take care of itself, Live your joy today. sweetpea __________________ Having a Pet Will Change Your Life! Looking for a great pet?! Click Here! "I am the Type of Person Who Can Get Away With A lot, Simply Because I Don't Ask Permission for the Privilege of Being Myself"