Exactly. The youth needs to wisen the adults and older people. This little child speaks the truth! Material things are the most important to 99% of people in the world it seems!
People need to wake up and smell the roses, the real ones, not the ones on the internet or that painting on the wall. No. Outside. Get outside and live. Most of us, including myself, have been so caught up with the material things in life. Most of us can’t even remember the last time we went out side for a walk just to smell the fresh air or to hear the birds sing. Most of us would rather wake up and check our Facebook, email or Twitter instead of wanting to run out side and see what changed in the world! To actually think that we all live like this now, is so so scary to me. I am sure I’m not the only one here. Why is it that people NEED to check Facebook all the time? Their phones? Emails? Twitter? Tumblr? or whatever else..
Years and years and years ago, there was no such thing as these things. We HAD to go outside because what else would we do? We played, we danced in the rain, we cycled on go carts,scooters and bicycles. We chased each other. We hid from each other. We taught each other how to do things.We used chalk to draw on the footpaths and roads.We played Mammys and Daddys. We swung from trees and jumped over walls. We dug into the mud and weren’t afraid to get our hands dirty. We rescued baby birds that had fallen from their Mother’s nests. We found stray dogs and helped them find their owners or gave them new ones. We helped the poor. We knick knacked on peoples’ doors, filling ourselves with adrenaline. We scwabbled with our siblings when they wanted to play with our friends. We begged our parents to bring us to the park. We wanted to do so many things as children.
We said “when I get bigger,I’m gonna….” What did you say you were gonna do? Did you do it?
Do you remember those times when you begged your mam to let you go out in the rain and splash in the puddles? Would any one do that anymore? No.. Sadly Facebook seems more enticing to most of us. I don’t want to live in a world full of human beings who have lost their way. Human beings who have lost the real meaning in their lives. I don’t want to be one of those people, and I will not be. I am a 90s kid and I will always love to go back to those times and even older times. I would love to go back to the innocence and laughter and simplicity of life where we soaked up the beauty of nature. The beauty of the world. What happened to the curiosity to how mountains were formed?How languages form?How we understand each other? How rivers flow? Why storms come? Where the end of the rainbow is? Have you found the end yet? Will you ever? Wouldn’t we all want to go back to those times?
Well, we can. Together, we can make our lives the way we want. We can change for the better and we can make ourselves take a few steps back and look at our lives so far. Try and think of the earliest memory you have, and keep going forward and forward until you make it to where you are now.
Ask yourself this; Are you happy with that if you were to die tomorrow? Some of you will say yes, and I am so happy for those people. But I know a lot of you, if not most of you, will say no. That you are not happy leaving things like they are right now. Why?? Because you have so much to do! You have to take control of your life RIGHT NOW and plow ahead! Sow the seeds, water them and give them sunshine. Watch them grow! Be proud of them as they grow! Be proud of you as you grow.
Listen to your instincts. They are the most trustworthy signs you will ever need to make decisions. You need to make sure to listen to them. Let your feelings out. Don’t just do things because Johnny down the road is doing them or Sarah up the street is getting a new boyfriend every two weeks. If you want that, hell, go and do that! But do NOT do it just because others are doing it. Do what YOU want. What YOU crave in life. Life is not about the materialistic things. Life is NOT about money, cars, houses, mortgages, debts,bills,credit cards, etc etc etc. Life IS about meeting new people, spending time with the people you know and love, going on long walks and getting lost, buying a new puppy out of the blue, bringing the love of your life out for a date like you first met. Life is about kissing and being intimate. Life is about smiling so much your cheeks get sore. Life is about sitting down with some one you love being around and talking until the sun sets and rises again. Life is about giving all your worries away to the universe to deal with. Life is about having a glass of wine with your best friend and letting go of your troubles. It’s about last minute decisions, all nighters, lying down at night and watching the stars, camping and realizing how lucky you are to have electricity.Hug people! Long hugs. Kiss people! It releases the good feeling hormone called oxytocin; it makes you feel better! Listen to the music of the world. Earth has music if you will just listen.
Life is about being grateful for YOUR LIFE and the people in it. Being grateful for this chance YOU HAVE to do ANYTHING YOU WANT.
Life is about YOUR BODY, YOUR MIND, YOUR SOUL. Life is about YOU. It’s about surprises and imagination. Build that house you always wanted. Say hello to the girl/guy you like. Life is about NOT being afraid. Life is about opportunity and how you treat it. Life is about change, closing and opening windows. Life is about laughing so much your stomach hurts and you need to pee so badly. Life is about making the MOST of those long nights at summer and kissing your loved one. Life is about getting OUT and traveling! Travel, travel, travel!
Go anywhere and everywhere your heart desires! Do what your heart desires and do not care of what others think or the consequences. Be carefree and live your damn life. Stop biting your nails! Stop picking your skin. Stop telling yourself you are ugly when you know deep down that you are not. Nobody is ugly. There is no such thing. There is somebody out there that sees your beauty. You just have to find them. Don’t worry if it seems like you never will, because they are looking for you too. And they will find you.
Don’t hold yourself back at what you want. GO FOR IT. DO IT NOW. You may never get that chance again. Go skydiving. Go deep sea diving. Go fishing with your father. Play with your little brother or sister. Bring your dog out for god’s sake. Take care of your parents. Stop wearing all that damn make up. If you can’t see your own natural beauty, do you think hiding your face will help you see it? Get rid of the fake tan. If you want to be tan, go live in Africa for a month. Stop worrying about material things or appearances. Listen to your HEART and NOT THE MEDIA. You do not need to be a size 0. You do not need to weigh 90lbs. You do not need to be a skeleton to be beautiful.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
So remember that, always.
If you want to be with someone, go and get them! Don’t wait for the last minute when it could be too late and they get with someone else. As I said, you may not get that same opportunity again. Although saying that, life is mysterious and I believe that if it’s meant to be, it will be. And to get you through the hard times, always remember that everything happens for a reason. Everything.
Cry when you need to cry. Laugh when you find something hilarious. Dance when you feel the music pumping through your veins , when you feel the beat in your chest, trying to get you to move. Sing OUT LOUD! Talk louder for people to hear you! Talk more! Listen more! Sing dance and play! PLAY! never forget to take time out of being serious and PLAY! No matter how busy you are, do it. Do it NOW. Never underestimate the little things in life. You do not know how powerful you are. Your mind is. Your body is. Your strength is. Your voice is. Any little thing can change a person’s mind on something so life changing. You need to be open all the time. Stop closing doors and closing your heart. You will not grow that way. You need to keep growing and growing and
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Be the first to say hello and the last to say goodbye.
Tell your parents how much you appreciate them. Stop fighting with them and find a way to get along. They won’t be here forever,and neither will you. The most dramatic life changing events can happen without warning in a split second so soak up your minutes with everyone you care about. Life is a mystery. It’s a game. You have to play it. You have to WIN. To win, you need to find yourself and find happiness, simple bliss.
Make the most of the NOW. Stop living in the PAST. The NOW is the only thing you can control. Manifest your future with your thoughts and dreams. They will come true if you focus enough on them. Put all your heart into those you love, and what you love doing. Talk your talk, walk your walk and do not be afraid. Follow your dreams. Live your life.
Life can either be magical or horrific, depending on YOU. So what’s it gonna be?
Until next time,
Shannie Beanie 