Life is Short...

I think it's a truly amazing thing to be happy. 

5 years a go...wait even 2 years ago, I could not have honestly told you I was happy. I wasn't necessarily depressed, but something was missing. 

Now every single day I really am happy. 

Do I have down days? Absolutely

Do I get sad moments? Yes

But every morning I wake up and every night I go to sleep wholeheartedly happy. 

Getting an extremely scary diagnosis from my neurologist while I was in college completely changed my life. It taught me things that many don't learn until it is too late, and it showed me I am not the person I wanted to be. The good that something so awful has brought into my life amazes me everyday. God will always bring good out of something awful that happens to you. 

-Lessons-

1) God only does good, and is not responsible for bad. However, He will be your strength through the bad 

2) The strength that comes from a positive attitude is better than any medication

3) Things can always be worse

4) I have an amazing family and boyfriend

5) I am stronger than I ever thought possible

6) Learning to laugh at a bad situation really can start to make it funny-I do this all the time about my cyst/tumor/whatever the hell it is and everyone gets mad at me but I think it's pretty funny :) 

7) We are so blessed in the US with amazing doctors and medicine, I can't imagine being anywhere else

8) Life is just way too short to wait

9) Stop giving a shit excuse my language..but not really about what others think

10) Love deeper, speak sweeter, and live like you're dying name the song :) 

  

Seriously though, the problem with the world is that people think they have time. We don't have nearly enough time, even if we do live a full healthy life which is say 85 years. Who wants to waste a second of that 85 years being bitter, mean, sad, complaining, fighting with themselves or others? God forbid that 85 years gets cut short. I'm not saying people should go out and quit their jobs, but take the vacation you've been wanting to take, love your family, stop worrying, enjoy moments and memories. And please, never go to bed angry.