Life can fly by without giving us an opportunity to truly embrace all it has to offer. It was something I had heard all too often but until stepping outside, riding my bike for a while and spending the afternoon watching the sunset last week, it had been ages since I had made any effort to breathe in fresh air. Between school and personal relationships, I know I don’t spend as much time reveling in the beauty I am fond of losing myself in. All of the trees and flowers that make my backyard an incredible place allowed me to adopt a serene mindset I had been lacking for a while. Taking just an afternoon to open my eyes and soak in what makes me happiest did me more good than I can express. I hope everyone has the ability to take a little while to do something that makes them happy; whether it is going for a jog, taking a bubble bath, listening to your favorite band, sitting down for a cup of tea with a friend or watching a movie with your mom, do it before you find yourself too busy to make yourself happy. There is a place, a mindset where we are all happiest and we owe it to ourselves to be there as often as possible. It isn’t easy to let go of negativity, to focus on what we need instead of what we want but it is worth it to get through those feelings to choose positivity and feel happiness.
"There is a place where the sidewalk ends And before the street begins And there the grass grows soft and white And there the sun burns crimson bright And there the moon-bird rests from his flight To cool in the peppermint wind. Let us leave this place where the smoke blows black And the dark street winds and bends Past the pits where the asphalt flowers grow We shall walk with a walk that is measured and slow And watch where the chalk-white arrows go To the place where the sidewalk ends Yes we'll walk with a walk that is measured and slow And we'll go where the chalk-white arrows go For the children, they mark, and the children they know The place where the sidewalk ends" -Shel Silverstein |
Don't forget to take the time to do what makes your inner light shine brightest and keeps your soul inspired!
Till next time,
-The Wander Girls
Till next time,
-The Wander Girls