And 29 OTHER marvellous morsels from the legendary Dr. Seuss! (Because who said your appreciation for Oh, The Places You’ll Go! and Green Eggs And Ham had to cease after your eighth birthday?! Pft. Not this monkey! Oh, and how superb is ”today was good. Today was FUN. Tomorrow is another one!”? New. favourite. motto!)
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xoxo
So there I was, just completing an obviously important task skulking around the apartment, bopping along to The Bee Gees, when I peered out my window and spotted something UNBELIEVABLE.
Was it weeds? Yes! (But come ooon. That’s hardly surprising, now, is it?! There is a garden out there, after all!)
Was it PIZZA?! No. (But cripes, that really would be shocking, wouldn’t it?! And delicious. Shocking and delicious!)
It was $20! $20!
It’d literally blown into my backyard, and I couldn’t BELIEVE it. I mean… what?! Since when do $20 notes just fall from the sky and land on the ground like that?! I’m still struggling to comprehend it, but one thing that I do know is…
Magic does happen. Honestly. Sometimes, we’ve just got to have a peek around for it!
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xoxo
P.S. This is absolutely my ”huh? THERE’S $20 OUTSIDE?!” face:
”In life we do things: some we wish we had never done. Some we wish we could replay a million times in our heads. But they all make us who we are, and in the end, they shape every detail about us. If we were to reverse any of them we wouldn’t be the person we are. So just live, make mistakes and have wonderful memories, but never ever second guess who you are, where you’ve been and most importantly, where it is you’re going.”
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xoxo
The fabulous Misfits Vintage recently posted a fab-u-lous piece entitled ‘Life’s Too Short To…’, a super inspiring concoction of activities she believes should be avoided in the pursuit of savouring life. (A handful of them? Stuffing mushrooms. Not wearing a chiffon frock for no reason at all. Staying in a job filled with ”a culture of bullying, abuse, bitchiness, harassment, two-facedness and general arseholery.” BRILLIANT!)
It compellled me to buy a turkey. Wait! No it didn’t. It compelled me to create my own wee ‘life’s too short to…” list, and here it is! Life’s too short to…
Ugh, but we do, don’t we? We worry that we’re not as intelligent/hilarious/beautiful/popular/accomplished as other people. We fret that there’s something wrong with us if we feel envious/angry/anxious/depressed. (Excuse me, but where did this ridiculous thought process originate?!)
Allow me to share a line from one of my favourite books: ”we’re all cut from the same cloth. We all experience these feelings and struggle to maintain civiity in a sometimes savage world.” Remember that, and relish how normal and perfectly together you already ARE!
It should be seen!
It’s big, it’s beautiful, and it’s absolutely worth living off cans of baked beans and packets of two-minute noodles for six months to do so. (Which is precisely why my kitchen cupboards are currently filled with them!)
Psst! Can I let you in on a little not-so-secret (and actually, one of the best lessons that I’ve ever learned)? People are EXCELLENT at flinging words about (”I love you!”; ”I’d love to!”), but you’ll only ever really be able to gage how someone feels through their actions. That old adage ”actions speak louder than words”? It’s 110% true.
An example? Don’t waste your time tearing your hair out in a frustrated attempt to understand whether a lady/gentlemen/octopus (it’s possible, right?!) is genuinely interested in you. If they are, they’ll demonstrate it in their behaviour (attempting to make plans with you); not their words (”yeah… we should catch up… sometime!”)!
Cripes, sometimes I feel like we’re all so… SCARED! It’s as though we’ve been raised to fear making ”mistakes”, so we’ve become so cautious in everything that we do to avoid ”stuffing up”. What nonsense!
Life is a gift that we only have for so long before it’s permanently snatched away. Make ”mistakes” (I say ”mistakes” because honestly, what the heck are mistakes, anyway?! They’re lessons!). Twirl somebody around in the street. Whisper something to someone that you’re terrified to say. (If it’s not well received, you can always utter ”sorry” afterwards!) Launch a business. (And if all turns to doom and gloom - which I’m sure it won’t! - start from scratch somewhere else.) Take risks, be bold and have FUN! Life’s an adventure too precious not to be filled with extraordinary tales!
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What’s on your ”life’s too short to…” list?
xoxo
(All images thanks to We Heart It.)
If you’re not already acquainted with the whip-smart wonder that is Ashley Ambirge, can I pretty please take a moment to introduce you to her excellent truths? (It’ll be worth it, I promise!) She’s SUPERB!
‘’Truth: Most people will walk this earth for decades, feeling guilty for not pursuing the great adventures inside of them, but will never do anything about it.’’
’”Truth #2: Most people are overwhelmed by fear, and will make some of the worst choices of their lives because of it. Greatness evolves from trust-in yourself, in your ideas, and in your ability to know, deep down, what’s best for YOU. We must not betray that trust, because the moment we do, we betray our own potential.”
‘’Truth #3: Most people will never actually live - they’ll just think they did.’’
PHWOAR! Is your mind blown yet? Mine is! What an alarmingly thought-provoking series of quotes! (Because she’s spot on, isn’t she? How many of us conjure up remarkable ideas but, for whatever reason, rarely follow through with them? Or long to pursue something – a conversation, an emotion, an opportunity – but resist doing so because of FEAR?)
As we saunter towards Monday, consider this: in the almighty journey that is your life, what adventures DO you want to pursue? What’s important to you? What’s stopping you? And finally, take heed of this wee pearler of a line:
”If you want to do meaningful, rich, brilliant things in life - if you demand more from life than an average, humdrum existence - you cannot be most people.”
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