Ode To My Yoga Pants

Oh, yoga pants!
How I adore thee...

A perfect blend of stretch and fit
A comfort in my days of woe
I'm aghast at having to throw you in the pit
There's nothing else like you, that I know

When hasty days make my closet a mess
I can count on you to work in a jiffy
I love you for making my arse look the best
When we have to part I know I'll be sniffly.

So Inspiring :)

*Sadly, this isn't my work. It's something a friend of mine wrote during our senior year.

We often all get so caught up in our own lives

That we forget were alive

Take for granted these steadily beating vital signs

Take for granted our insanely complex bodies and minds

Twisting and mating and connecting and intertwining in intricate design

To create that unique individual conscious being, seeing me right now

Hearing these words I utter as your ears interpret and give meaning to these sounds

And taking part in this universal feeling called existence to which we are all temporarily bound

So please someone tell me why I see hate control the soul?

Insecurities enabling jealousy and letting envy free to roam

To prey and feast on the heart until their grip is stone

Talons dug in so deep that even if they wanted to they could never let go

I see indulgence in negative feelings, and hoping others fall

The urge to recognize what others lack just to launch assaults

Taking for granted that we even feel at all

And lacking the courage to accept that everyone has faults

Because people think there ugly so they paint other people as ugly too

In order to have the world reflect themselves, even though what they think isn’t true

So instead of wasting face on finding different things to hate

I want to celebrate that I woke up to greet the day-

I want to celebrate breathing, eating, sleeping, feeling, thinking, dancing, hearing, smelling, seeing, touching,- cuss in the words of brother ali,” I’m so beautifully human and I’m proud of it”

Its all about pinching yourself and finding joy in that you can recognize the sting

Or in the fabric of a blanket as you go to sleep

In the knowledge that if you poke yourself hard enough you will bleed

And in the differing texture of hot sand on a warm beach

Because a living thing is to rare to dismiss as trivial

And those fighting to stay alive are to unique to dismiss as the weak sheep

Because only the ones fighting to stay alive can really live the way which I’m trying to preach

So basically what I’m trying to say is love others, even if they cant love themselves, just because they are alive

And help those who have to struggle to survive

Because when people say love life, they don’t mean love your own life

They mean love everything that lives, without ever needing an explanation or a reason why

Getting By & Getting Through

I've come to realize that when I'm faced with any sort of obstacle, I get by. I don't try to think about it or analyze the issue as much as I should. Instead, I let it pass me by only to have it come back to haunt me sometime in the future. This can't be healthy. I need to start getting through my problems instead. I need to really look at the issue and deal with my emotions towards what is happening. That might make me a little more vulnerable at times but if you can't deal with your feelings, how are you supposed to deal with anything else in the world?

Phase Two

It's time for me to test my strength. There's no more dipping my big toe into the water to see if I can get used to the cold. It's time to cannonball into my new life! And for once, I'm not scared. I can't wait for this change in my life to push me to where I want to be. I know there will struggles and times when I can't embrace the day to it's fullest, but that's where my support system comes in. I always wanted to be able to do things on my own, and when it didn't work out, I would feel like a failure. Now I know how dumb I was. Of course you can't go through life without special people to help you. If we weren't able to lean on someone during hard times, we would all just fall to the ground. So I thank everyone I love for all the support they have given me. I thank them for showing me that I can live up to my dreams. I wish there was something special I could do for them, but for now all I can do is be there the same way they are for me.

"In the end, though, maybe we must all give up trying to pay back the people in this world who sustain our lives. In the end, maybe it's wiser to surrender before the miraculous scope of human generosity and to just keep saying thank you, forever and sincerely, for as long as we have voices." - Elizabeth Gilbert (Eat Pray Love)

Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow

I want to fast forward my life to the time where I'm settled and content with everything. I want to have that interesting ranch house filled with trinkets from around the world. Where you wake up as the sun rises and experience that hour long period of tranquility before the day actually starts. I want to look out the window and see horses, dogs, cats, and maybe children discovering life. My other half will look at me the way only your true love can and my biggest worry will be what to make for breakfast. I want to be one of those people that everyone just knows is a good and warm person. That's my image of pure happiness and what I wish for everyday. That kind of peace is so beautiful.

The Road Less Travelled By

Why is it that you can be so sure of something in the moment and it seems like the obvious thing to do, but doubt yourself completely when others don't stand behind your choice? I know everyone has their own opinions and likes to let people know them, but why do they affect me so much? Maybe I'm not sure of myself yet or maybe I'm still too weak to stand up for myself. All I want is for my family to see me as the new person that I am and to accept my decision. I know in my heart that it's good for both me and my family and that it's what is going to make me happy. Even though it's risky and maybe a bit foolish, why are they so certain that I'll fail? Maybe the difference between my dad and I is that, although we both can't see the end of the path, I can imagine it's beauty.

The Golden Chain

I used to think that distance was a huge obstacle in any sort of relationship and one that many cannot get over. I now realize how ridiculous I was. The love that I have felt for my best friend will never go away just because she's moving to the other side of the country. That's just weird to say that distance breaks relationships, and also a bit rude. Think about it... Why would someone moving away have any effect on the quality of the relationship? It doesn't! It's how you interact with someone and the connection that the both of you feel that truly matters. I know in my heart I will never stop loving my TayTay and our lives will now be enriched with each other's new experiences. Our chain of love may be stretching a little farther than it ever has, but in no way at all will it ever break.

Attreversiamo!

I feel as though everyone around me is always not one, but several, steps ahead of me in their lives. I can't decide on my next month let alone my next year. My peers are in-between two phases of their lives and it's filled with apprehension and excitement. Yet I seem to find myself buried in indecision and fear. I always have a clear view of where I'd like to be in the distant future, but I can never figure out how to get there in the present. Maybe I'm bad at the game of life. Or maybe I just lost the instructions...

Sitting, Waiting, Wishing

Just wait. Wait for your life to begin. Wait for it to feel like the romantic comedies you so desperately wish to be your reality. Wait for something to make you happy again.

This seems to be the thought process of so many people in our society today. They may not know that they're living by this, but they are. I myself feel like this at times. It's such an easy thing to wait and to hope for something or someone to make your life into what you want it to be. But life isn't meant to be easy. To fully enjoy it, you must work hard and push down obstacles. You have to make things happen for yourself. You have to take life right into your hands and mold it into your own vision. Instead of sitting back and admiring other sculptor's lives, I will create my own.

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