No one is going to stand up at your funeral and say: "He/she had a really expensive couch, a great wardrobe and shoes worth a fortune". Don't make life about superficial stuff, and remind yourself that you don't have to do what everyone else is doing. Do what feels right for you, what is real - not what is considered the easiest.
Because life isn't easy. It isn't supposed to be. Challenge is the pathway to engagement and progress in our lives. Our uniqueness, our individuality, and our life experience molds us into fascinating beings. We should embrace that. I think we should all challenge ourselves to delve into the deepest resources of our hearts, to cultivate an atmosphere of understanding, acceptance, tolerance, and compassion.
And every now and then it takes an overwhelming breakdown to have an undeniable breakthrough - you just have to make room for it. Never be afraid to fall apart. Remember it presents an opportunity to rebuild yourself, stronger and wiser than before, by every step you take through the war zone.
There is no statute of limitations on starting over. Re-invent yourself every day, accept and explore every aspect of your mind. Today, forget about the world outside and stay in your pyjamas, soaked in sadness or paralyzing nothingness. Tomorrow, ignite the bold fighter in you and speak fierce truths, backed up by your own army of self confidence. Be a phoenix. Be ashes. Burn down. Resurrect. Let go of the idea that you have to be one steady edition of yourself. You are only human, you don't have to have your shit together every minute of every day. To deny the full specter of human emotions, is to challenge our very humanity.
There is some kind of a sweet innocence in being human - in not having to be just happy or just sad -
in the nature of being able to be both broken and whole, at the same time.
