How sad it makes me when I see people buying theatre tickets, booking events etc and not daring to be excited about going. When did we stop enjoying the anticipation of some joyful event? When did we begin to say "if it happens"?
We all know the answer to that, and I understand the why, but it makes me hugely sad that this is becoming normal.
When will we stop enjoying the anticipation and then stop booking the wedding, the party, the theatre to save us from being disappointed? That's not too far aware from what I see. I understand that people don't want to be upset, don't want to be disappointed, don't dare to dream that something wonderful will happen, but when this happens we stop living life to its fullest. When this happens, we give up on other dreams, ambitions, hope and we cannot allow this to happen, we cannot let this become normal.
Hope. There's that word, that most important of words. Very small but extremely important. Without hope, we may as well give up on everything. Without hope, we have lost our heart. Without hope, we are not the people we once were. Hope is life blood, hope is dreaming, wonderment, life.
Book your events, plan your weddings, dream your dreams… never let them go. The universe hears and acts on your thoughts so be careful what you think, what you say, what you do. The universe may just continue you to take you at your word. But what if… what if you dared to see yourself in that theatre seat, the curtains opening, the joy, the applause, the smiles. What if… what if you dared to dream of your wedding day, standing face to face with the partner of your dreams and making vows to each other for a lifelong adventure. What if… what if you dared to hope that one day you will stand in the airport and finally hold your children for the first time in two years (yes that one's personal). Never think or say "if it happens"… when you can see it, feel it, touch it, in your own mind it will become reality.
This is more than Covid though isn't it. During this most difficult of times I feel we have lost our faith in us, in mankind, in each other and in that, we have lost the belief that good things happen. We have lost confidence in all things wonderful and seem blind to all the good things still happening around us because the bigger, louder, angrier, sadder things are overshadowing them all.
It is obvious what we have lost, and I do not wish to dwell on any of that; we torture ourselves enough on a daily basis with those memories. I ask instead, what have we gained and what can we gain even more of if only we change our thoughts and our focus?
We have seen the oceans become cleaner, animals and nature itself thriving in the untouched world, there have been people supporting people that before they maybe didn't even glance at or think about in any positive (or negative) way. We have stood together to give each other hope. Hope, standing shoulder to shoulder, resilience, strength, and courage… what beautiful words and emotions in their own right but bring them together in abundance and we have one beautiful world. We have a world that is better than before.
You, I, we. It is time to take something positive from this ordeal. From every dark place, dark situation there is light; it is the whole yin and yang thing. Without one we cannot have the other. Without the dark, we cannot have light. Without sadness we cannot know joy. Without hatred, love never looks so strong. Without disappointment we never know excitement. Without loss, we do not know what we already have.
It is time to make choices for yourself. It is time to do what is right for you, your family, your friends and not think or worry about how others may speak to or about you, what they may think or what they may do. You are the most important person in your life, and you MUST do what is right for you. Be strong. Stand alone if necessary (I can assure you that once you stand you will never be alone). Be bold in your thoughts and your actions and never allow anyone to fill your head with negativity and sadness. I reiterate; YOU ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT PERSON IN YOUR LIFE. You, your body, your mind, your soul, your energy, your health and wellbeing; there is nothing more important. Why? Because without you being the best you can be you have nothing to give anyone, anything or any situation or hurdle you come to and now more than ever you need to be strong, adventurous, blind to others opinion of you and courageous in your thoughts and clarity of action.
You. It is always about you but know that we cannot get through this moment in time alone. One person standing shouting out to the universe is great but, one hundred, one thousand, one million… is far more powerful. Now is about you becoming stronger, wiser, more courageous and adventurous and when you see another person being the same, you stand with them. You stand together and you will now see more like you, and you stand together. More eyes looking for good see more good, and you will stand shoulder to shoulder and stand strong for each other, our towns, our cities, our countries, our world.
In that single moment where you decide to do more, be more, you have saved the world from the blackness devouring it currently. So get out there, make your plans, dream your dreams, action your to do list and LIVE, really live. There has never a moment in time where we need to be at our best, thinking the best, doing the best. Let it begin with you…
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