You Only Live Once.

I feel like writing something today.

I can’t help myself from letting old memories hit. At times when your mind wanders around, it causes flashbacks. 
Sometimes it is okay to reminisce the old time though it hurts. I can’t stop them. It’s not because I had not moved on but it is simply because I am amazed myself for who I am today. And when it happens, I can always take a step back and see how far I've gone and take a moment to reflect myself.

Praise my gratitude to Lord, because it is all because of His wills.

Friends and family always ask, “How’s life been treating you?”
I answered with grit on my teeth, “I am fine. Never been this good.”

Time flies, fast. I’m amazed how the past 365 days with altogether of 8,760 hours turned magically wonderful. I realize I can never depend on someone for to gain happiness because happiness must come from within. Why? Because only you, yourself can feel it.

Self-content, a lifetime happiness.

I can’t deny that there are times when the world surrounds you collapsed. I face some of these at several points of life. I was totally in mess when Mom passed away, 5 years ago due to cancer. I was totally devastated after found out I dated a wrong guy at the 7th year of dating just before we decided to tie the knot. Not to mention at some point when I faced some financial breakdown and I thought I've screwed my career. You see, world won’t always be at your side all the time, and there are times when you don’t see things coming, will come. 

Those were the time I feels so fcuked up with life and I foresee my world collapsed and miserable. Again,  I keep on telling myself over and over again; it’s not the condition of situation determine how happy I am. It’s my choice of thoughts, attitude and behavior towards these circumstances. I can't be that positive all the time, I lie when I said it is easy. It is definitely not. But I realize my self worth and how far I can go, I let God guides me there.

The point here is: You decide whether to be happy or unhappy. Your choice.

And I've made my choice.

On the other note, I was stumbleupon while writing this and  I found 45 Life Lessons, written by a 90 year old.

1. Life isn’t fair, but it’s still good.

2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.
3. Life is too short not to enjoy it.
4. Your job won’t take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and family will.
5. Don’t buy stuff you don’t need.
6. You don’t have to win every argument. Stay true to yourself.
7. Cry with someone. It’s more healing than crying alone.
8. It’s OK to get angry with God. He can take it.
9. Save for things that matter.
10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.
11. Make peace with your past so it won’t screw up the present.
12. It’s OK to let your children see you cry.
13. Don’t compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn’t be in it.
15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye… But don’t worry; God never blinks.
16. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.
17. Get rid of anything that isn’t useful.  Clutter weighs you down in many ways.
18. Whatever doesn’t kill you really does make you stronger.
19. It’s never too late to be happy.  But it’s all up to you and no one else.
20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don’t take no for an answer.
21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don’t save it for a special occasion. Today is special.
22. Overprepare, then go with the flow.
23. Be eccentric now. Don’t wait for old age to wear purple.
24. The most important sex organ is the brain.
25. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.
26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words, ‘In five years, will this matter?’
27. Always choose Life.
28. Forgive but don’t forget.
29. What other people think of you is none of your business.
30. Time heals almost everything. Give Time time.
31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
32. Don’t take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
33. Believe in miracles.
34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn’t do.
35. Don’t audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.
36. Growing old beats the alternative — dying young.
37. Your children get only one childhood.
38. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.
39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.
40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else’s, we’d
grab ours back.
41. Envy is a waste of time. Accept what you already have, not what you think you need.
42. The best is yet to come…
43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
44. Yield.
45. Life isn’t tied with a bow, but it’s still a gift

Embrace it. Just because You Only Live Once.