LIFE. A short four lettered word that carries the weight of our world, our planet and our universe. They say life is short…but is it really? Our existence within a day is long, the 29 years I have been on this earth…thats been long, waiting at the bus stop for 2 minutes can feel super long. To me, a minute, an hour, a day, a month and a year surmounts to LIFE as being a time machine that will always go at a steady pace. It offers us the opportunity to celebrate love everyday, appreciate the beauty of friendship, and to enjoy limitless time in creating goals with a desire to achieve them. I may sound like a spirit free hippie but I know underneath all the doom and gloom we all go through, we forget He is there shining the light above our heads, so we can see our colourful surroundings. I forget this now and again, as I end up curling into a ball that just sits there, looking glum. That’s why we have each other to shoulder each other’s issues. There are those who delight in problem solving, there are those who empathise, and there are those who listen. Ultimately, there is a fundamental purpose we exist on this earth. We are all seeking happiness. HAPPINESS a big word to even say with a smile on our face, let alone feel it inside. The bittersweet concept of happiness derives in the fact we are all not truly happy, special exception to those who are. But with a history of wars, illness, murders, conflict, pain, hunger, suffering, poverty, abuse can we say we aren’t affected by this all. The media portraying 99% of bad news makes you wonder whether we can ever remember the 1% of good news being shown. On top of that, I do not want sound like a hypocrite because I am a social media user, but social media is taking the instant fleeting happy snappy by storm, wind, fire and air. IT’S INCREDIBLE. And also soul damaging. I wonder if our thumbs will fall off one day from scrolling, or our lips will be rainbow shaped..in any case, the want to explore knowledge, read books may not be on the forefront of our minds. Do not worry I am not going to obliterate Facebook, Instagram or Twitter. If anything, I am trying to promote a balance I myself can feel I am lacking in my life. I want to look as balanced as a cactus stands in the desert, weathering those sand storms. This year, I find myself reading more and blogging haha, and doing yoga as well as socialising more. One word REFRESHING. Yes , I have a cheeky flick through your lives on Insta, but at the end of the day my ultimate purpose is to develop as a person who can appreciate the beauty of your existence as well as mine, being a friend who is present for those hard times, sharing happy moments, being a good sister to my siblings, and becoming a better person for Him to feel happy for, day by day. God bless you all.
Miranda meanders 