Somedays, I just want to carve "I hate boys into the wall," I repeat boys are SO stupid over and over again in my head... I never wanna hear another one speak again. Somedays... I'm all about being with the bros... chillin' having guy time. And some days I just want to be swept off my feet again. Somedays I don't think about boys at all, I think about where I'm going with my life, thinking about my adorable kids at work and my lovely family. Today, I am just appreciative of life's little ways of surprising me and turning my days around.
There's so much drama that comes with every end to a relationship. So much emotion that goes into each secret that escapes your heart or kiss that leaves your lips. There's so much trust that can be betrayed, tears to be shed, smiles that are forgotten. And sometimes you think... will everything I'm going through today, every rotten tomato, every frog that didn't turn into a prince... will it be worth it?
A lot of you I've noticed have already discovered the song Happily Ever After on my blog. I love this song. And have developed a love for He Is We as well. Do you wanna know how it started? Of course I was in one of my lovey moods looking for love songs... and I typed in my favorite three words "Happily Ever After." Those words are more powerful than I love you to me because if it's happily ever after it's not the stupid "i luv u" text type of relationship when you're like twelve, it's not the "I love you" til you cheat on me the next week deal... Happily Ever After.. that's true, eternal love. That's the kind of love that is deeper than a hot body or expensive gifts, it's loving someone forever and ever no matter what.
Anyway, I typed in this song, just taking my chances on what I'll find... and then I found this masterpiece. YouTube knew exactly what I was looking for.
"Oh, happily ever after, wouldn't you know, wouldn't you know."
We hear it all the time, oh and they all lived happily ever after... or the pictures in houses as wall decoration that say happily ever after... the books, the movies, the songs... yeah we would know. Yes, we would know... now tell us about OUR happily ever after.
"Author of the moment, can you tell me, do I end up, do I end up happy?"
Is the author of the moment ourselves of God? I'm gonna say that God knows what we are gonna do with our lives, but ultimately... ending up happy is up to us. Are we gonna wake up tomorrow and be happy or are we going to be sad? It's not about being single or not, having money or not, it's not about having your a clean house or not... it's about how you chose to be. Are you gonna put a smile on your face... or are you gonna be oscar the grouch? We always have the choice. Come what may and LOVE it. Be smiling no matter what we could be crying about. We need to look for the good in life. That's how we will determine and find our happily ever after.
"Inhale, breathe steady, exhale, look you're ready, if you're ready or not."
This is exactly what I'm saying. Your cat just died, you aren't ready for the day... take a deep breathe, head high, shoulders back... and look ready if you're ready or not. It's like the game of hide and seek. "98...99...100...Ready or not, here I come!!!" ...you don't want to be the kid who's like "WAIT, I'm not ready" Then they are like, "um I'm NOT counting to 100 AGAIN, I'll count to 20...?" then the only places you can hide are close to where the voice that called out came from, first find... "Oop, you're it! Sucka!!" ...Instead be the kid who isn't ready but secretly hides while the seeker starts seeking. If you're boyfriend dumps you, best friends leaves you, you miss your mom, your cheese block got stolen, you aren't happy with your day... FAKE IT. FAKE IT TIL YOU MAKE IT. If you tell yourself to be happy, eventually you will be. Smile even if you don't have a reason to, then you'll find one.
"We all have a story to tell. Whether we whisper or yell."
Sometimes I have to take a step back and realize this one. Everyone is living their own lives, everyone has a story. Everyone has a bad day. Everyone has happy days, problems, work, insecurities, secrets, pet-peeves, favorites, hobbies, talents... we all have a story. Doesn't matter if we tell everyone what's on our mind or no one, doesn't matter if we are on MTV or forty-year olds in our mom's basement... we all have a story. No one is more important, no one is better. And we all have control of our own.
So if you want your happily ever after. Be happy, happy for today, for tomorrow, happy for the trials, happy for the GREAT days, happy for your accomplishments, happily even with failures. Be happy you're alive, be happy to know who you know. Chose to be happy, and you will be happy, happily ever after.
My other take on "Happily Ever After"
I love that song!
ReplyDeleteAnd your blog/journal :] I forgot how I found it, but it's made me respect you a lot more. During high school, I always thought you were outgoing and fun-- that side of you is easy to see. Even though I never got to know you personally, it's funny that I can connect to some of the things you say.
One other thing: It's amazing to see someone so passionate about their faith and believes in it so wholeheartedly, even if it is different from mine~