Are you half full? Or half empty?

"Ugh, this sucks. I hate this place. I just want to be out of here."

Any of you ever felt this way? Life is terrible, you've got nothing going on, that really cute guy you like has a girlfriend, college isn't fun, you have no friends, you don't have a job, and you're broke. 

Resonate with any of you?

How many times have we gone through life with a negative outlook. Like it seems that 'Life' itself has turned its back on you and has has made it it's sole mission to make your life a living catastrophe. You feel like you have nothing going for you anymore and you're just about ready to give up. 

Well, I'm here to tell you different. 

Stop. 

Mmhmmm. Stop it. 

Those negative thoughts in your head right now? The ones that keep tugging at your mind and playing tricks on you. Stop them, right now. 

I know it's been a tough ride and you're tired, but that was never reason enough to give up. Don't give up because things are getting hard and uncomfortable and you wish that you could just rewind it all. 

No one else out there is like you. Absolutely no one. No one has had the experiences you've had, may they be good or bad. They haven't read all the books you've read. They don't know all the people you know, the one's you've encountered once, exchanged glances with on the subway, the people you've accidentally walked into, or the people who've been in your life for years. They don't have all the songs that you have on your iTunes, the Hannah Montana soundtrack you deny to affiliate yourself with, all the alternative, indie, pop, jazz, blues that you've got in your favourite playlist. They don't have the same song that you play over and over and over again. They haven't eaten all the things you've eaten or swam in all the pools and oceans that you've swam in. Even twins don't share the same experiences even though they may share the same DNA. 

Whatever you have been through, that's made you the person you are today. Maybe you've hit rock bottom. Maybe you haven't. The mistakes you've made have taught you to be more careful, so you don't make the same ones again. And the right's that you've made have helped you become better. 

Without those events in your life, you might not be where you are right now. 

Right this minute. 

Look around you, look where you are. A foreign country? Or one you've lived in all your life? A new school? Or an old school? A new house? Or an old house? With new friends? Or one's you've had for decades? 

Wherever you are right now, I want you to know that you're loved. That you are so incredibly blessed. That sacrifices were made to get you to where you are right now. You are important. You play a significant role on this planet. Who cares what other people think of you. When they're not looking, and no one's around, do you like yourself? 

Isn't it more important to be in love with who you are than to make yourself into someone that society loves? 

Ignore them, because at the end of the day, when no one's watching, you should love the person that you are.

And you may not know it, but you've probably impacted or changed someone else's life. Even if you didn't know it. 

I say, keep on going. Do things that you've always wanted to. So what if you fail? Failure doesn't mean that you're a bad person. It just means that maybe it's just not the right timing. I admit, I hate failing too. You feel embarrassed, ashamed, doubtful, regretful. All those emotions. But just think about how great it's gonna feel when you finally do succeed, because I know that with hard work, dedication, and perseverance, you can do anything. 

So be fearless. Live without regrets. Stop spending your days on your phone claiming to be on 'social media' which I think is the least social thing anyone can ever do. It's sad that we all resort to being 'social' online and we forget that we can be social in person with the people that are right there with you. I know I've fallen victim to this too. When you look back on your life, won't you want to tell your children, your grandchildren, and maybe even your great grandchildren about all the adventures you've been on, the places you've explored, the cities you've gotten lost in. But how can you do that if you look back on your life and all you see is you on your phone, or your iPad, or your laptop doing who knows what that no one even remembers anymore. 

Today I challenge you. To seek adventures. To read books which will take you to some places you could only dream of going. To take chances and never look back. Live life the way you were meant to. And always, always choose to love yourself. And when people ask,"Are you half empty?" you can tell them, "No, I'm half full." 

Take charge of your life. Seek greatness. And be the change. 

Put that phone down. Log off. And make life your own. 

Be blessed,

Sarah

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