Snowflake

It's been 6 months since I last blogged. Life has been a little crazy. I got a new job. The school semester ended in illness and stress. But as I promised, it's a new year. More importantly, it's a new day. Carpe diem.

I find it difficult most of the time to remember to live by that phrase. Oh how important it is. I let life get the best of me too often. I hold grudges, I let anger and frustration take over. That is a set up for failure. Who likes failure? No one, really. But ultimately, defeat is a means for learning about oneself and it therefore, becomes a beautiful thing.

Furthermore, I have come to realize that when I want something so badly, I try and I try and I try again to get it. When I don't get it when I want it I become angry, bitter, disappointed, and discouraged. But I forget, perhaps there is a reason I don't have whatever it is I want. Maybe it's the wrong time. Maybe it's the wrong thing. Maybe there's something better waiting for me. So, here's what I do. I lay it on the altar. I wait for God and the Universe to send it my way. Eventually, I get what I want, what I need, and something better. In the process, I learn patience and understanding.

It's all about being content and happy with oneself. Of course, one must strive for greatness. In doing so one will become great in some way. Wonderful things will happen if you just allow some snow to fall.