I got trapped up this morning..
in the past
Pictures in my little black box
of life
Otherwise known as
MY PHONE
And it’s funny how our minds can play tricks on us
sometimes
Or rather
quite a lot
You see,
We’re drawn to capture the good stuff
The highlights of our lives
Rarely do we have captured
all moments of
Stress
of tears
Frustration
Neglect
Or pain
But we experience these emotions.
Yet when we look back,
It’s as if our minds play tricks on us
The past looks like a dream
you know what I mean
Instagram and Facebook
Pictures hung on the walls
Moments locked in time
time’s the greatest mystery of all
And when we’re feeling hopeless
or feeling blue
and decide to take a look back
at time once passed..
It’s as if we believe the illusions placed
right in front of us
That the best days
are
BEHIND us
The good ol’ days..
as they say
When in reality,
we’ll look back years later
to THIS VERY MOMENT
and believe just the same.
So, what about
just for a moment
we took a chance
to believe
that
We ARE
in fact
IN the good ol’ days
now
THIS VERY MOMENT..?
How much different could our lives truly be?
If we walked
and talked
and truly LIVED
like we’re actually EXCITED
to be alive?
Not everyone has the luxury..
Don’t you realize
Just how lucky you really ARE?
Yeah
it’s easy to forget
I get it completely
Which is why
while I’m writing this for YOU
I’m really writing this
For ME
I spend so much of my life looking OUTwards
at every one else’s lives
Wishing
and fantasizing
like
“If only I had THAT life, how much more amazing could MY LIFE really be..?”
Comparison
The joy killer of all things
gorgeous
and beautiful
While we’re wishing away at someone else’s life
They’re secretly wishing desperately for ours..
While we’re looking BACK
thinking the magic
in it all
is now gone
and lost forever,
We’re missing out
on the giant life
lying just before us
It’s a funny funny world
we’re living in
And all I can say
in this moment
would be:
“Be here now.”
Simply.
Place your focus towards all that you DO have
Right now
in this very moment
You’re doing amazing
There’s no need for you to “make certain”
by going online
to check and see
what everyone else is up to
what everyone else is doing
Learn to
TRUST YOURSELF child
You’re wiser than you even know
There’s a guidance system built
inside you
listen.
And find a way to walk confidently
with the knowledge that this moment
Right here and now
Is a memory worth remembering too.
I love you,
You’re amazing.
Keep going,
you’re doing an incredible job
Simply listen,
Be here now
Find your focus
And smile
knowing that humble
little secret
that
The best is yet to come..
Kisses and hugs,
š Brittany
#realtalk #reallife #beherenow #timeisanillusion #letsdothis #together