I love having a mantra. Some little saying that reminds me of where I am in life. I don't always remember them. I don't always live by them. But none the less they represent me and my crazy journey through life.
As of the past few months my saying has been "life is simple, people are not". I've given the explanation to so many people, but in short it is this, life, in and of itself, is a simple process. A tree in a forest can live on its own, with no human assistance. Life is simple. A tree will sprout, grow, wither, and die. Its life has purpose and meaning. People on the other hand enjoy confusing life cycles. They seem to enjoy sticking their noses in other peoples lives. Humans are alive, they have life. However, their life is ENTIRELY different from that of a tree and not just because one is planted in the ground. People take the essence of life, and twist it into a drama and emotion filled theater production where ones life is suddenly the business of everyone else. If we all would mind our own, maybe the drama would begin to settle and the simplicity of the essence of life could shine through.
Recently I have come upon a new life motto. Well, maybe its not necessarily new, and its not going to replace my previous motto, but "Life LAUGH learn" is going to live on a shelf in my brain right next to my other motto's. Live LAUGH learn. It's simple but oh wonderfully so deep. I've had numerous conversations with friends about the order of these words, but the arrangement settled on has living first, laughing second, and learning last. Personally I think that LAUGH can come before or after learn, but that's debatable. Anyway... we all live. If you are reading this, chances are, you're alive. (don't ask me about how you could read this and not be alive, I am to tired to provide a witty answer right now) Part of life is learning life lessons. Learning lessons is the hard part of life. The lessons learned are often quite painful. Sometimes they are entertaining or touching, but more often than not, they hurt like heck. Part of learning these lessons is learning to laugh when they're done and even whilst your learning them. If we let the hard lessons get to us, we will never get out of the mire. Live, begin to laugh in the face of adversity, and learn from your experiences. It will be hard. It will nasty. It might suck. Sometimes you are going to want to cry instead of laugh, and that's OK! But... in the end, you need to be able to laugh. Be able to say that you've moved on. Be better for it, and able to grow.
A scar is a lesson learned. A bruise is a lesson beginning to be learned. They both take time. Scars are good. They remind us of where we were. Eventually, even the deepest of wounds will turn into a scar, and eventually scars will fade and all that will remain will be the memories. I can't guarantee that the wound won't pop open, but give it enough time and it will heal over. We need scars. We need the battle marks to remind us of lessons learned. We humans are notoriously forgetful. If we didn't have those scars, no doubt we would forget vital information. Humans forget a lot. I forget a lot. It's true. I've heard that elephants never forget but seeing as I have no personal acquaintances who are elephants, I will have to trust the validity of this statement to the judgment of others.
I love quotes. I love words. Words are beautiful, painful, sweet, and hard. Words are amazing. Without words I would be a mime and let me tell you quite plainly... I would be a horrible mime.
Live LAUGH Learn. Live life to the fullest. Laugh at both your mistakes and your victories. Learn from where you were and move forward to new things. Don't dwell in the past whether it be in sweet or painful memories. The future is about tomorrow not yesterday. Living means going forward not back. Step out into the sun or rain with head held high and sights set on the road ahead. Smile, laugh, sing a little tune. And whistle while you work.
As of the past few months my saying has been "life is simple, people are not". I've given the explanation to so many people, but in short it is this, life, in and of itself, is a simple process. A tree in a forest can live on its own, with no human assistance. Life is simple. A tree will sprout, grow, wither, and die. Its life has purpose and meaning. People on the other hand enjoy confusing life cycles. They seem to enjoy sticking their noses in other peoples lives. Humans are alive, they have life. However, their life is ENTIRELY different from that of a tree and not just because one is planted in the ground. People take the essence of life, and twist it into a drama and emotion filled theater production where ones life is suddenly the business of everyone else. If we all would mind our own, maybe the drama would begin to settle and the simplicity of the essence of life could shine through.
Recently I have come upon a new life motto. Well, maybe its not necessarily new, and its not going to replace my previous motto, but "Life LAUGH learn" is going to live on a shelf in my brain right next to my other motto's. Live LAUGH learn. It's simple but oh wonderfully so deep. I've had numerous conversations with friends about the order of these words, but the arrangement settled on has living first, laughing second, and learning last. Personally I think that LAUGH can come before or after learn, but that's debatable. Anyway... we all live. If you are reading this, chances are, you're alive. (don't ask me about how you could read this and not be alive, I am to tired to provide a witty answer right now) Part of life is learning life lessons. Learning lessons is the hard part of life. The lessons learned are often quite painful. Sometimes they are entertaining or touching, but more often than not, they hurt like heck. Part of learning these lessons is learning to laugh when they're done and even whilst your learning them. If we let the hard lessons get to us, we will never get out of the mire. Live, begin to laugh in the face of adversity, and learn from your experiences. It will be hard. It will nasty. It might suck. Sometimes you are going to want to cry instead of laugh, and that's OK! But... in the end, you need to be able to laugh. Be able to say that you've moved on. Be better for it, and able to grow.
A scar is a lesson learned. A bruise is a lesson beginning to be learned. They both take time. Scars are good. They remind us of where we were. Eventually, even the deepest of wounds will turn into a scar, and eventually scars will fade and all that will remain will be the memories. I can't guarantee that the wound won't pop open, but give it enough time and it will heal over. We need scars. We need the battle marks to remind us of lessons learned. We humans are notoriously forgetful. If we didn't have those scars, no doubt we would forget vital information. Humans forget a lot. I forget a lot. It's true. I've heard that elephants never forget but seeing as I have no personal acquaintances who are elephants, I will have to trust the validity of this statement to the judgment of others.
I love quotes. I love words. Words are beautiful, painful, sweet, and hard. Words are amazing. Without words I would be a mime and let me tell you quite plainly... I would be a horrible mime.
Live LAUGH Learn. Live life to the fullest. Laugh at both your mistakes and your victories. Learn from where you were and move forward to new things. Don't dwell in the past whether it be in sweet or painful memories. The future is about tomorrow not yesterday. Living means going forward not back. Step out into the sun or rain with head held high and sights set on the road ahead. Smile, laugh, sing a little tune. And whistle while you work.
yaaay mantras. :) i like both of these. and i really get the "life is simple, people are not." one of my favorites (especially this year) is - be here, now.
ReplyDeletealso? i love that you have a blog, lianna. xoxo
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ReplyDeleteTehehe.... (insert sheepish face here) Thank you Emily. :) I like words. I like writing. I like having my thoughts reside somewhere beside in my own head. :)
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