My Life, A Cocktail

Sometimes we take pride in being busy. When a caring friend or family member asks us, “How have you been?”, we retort without a thought, “Busy!”. It’s not a competition. There is no joy in being busy when you cannot take the time to reflect on yourself, pause to admire the new word your kid’s just learnt or be patient to listen to your spouse’s full question before blurting out a response. Instead, let’s take pride in being free. Let’s take pride in being able to make time.

It is quite funny how we never forget to recharge our phones, our tablets, our laptops, our universal remote control even, and yet, don’t pay any heed to recharging ourselves. A little bit of calm can go a long way. It shouldn’t need a life wrecking moment to get our priorities straight. Relax. Refresh. Recharge.

Give to me, what life has to offer. I will welcome it all, with open arms. I will crane my neck to seek out new opportunities and live every moment as it is meant to be. I will not avoid, I will not disown and I will not shy away. For I will not be born again, not in this shape or form. So let me celebrate the life that this is, since my time here is too short. Why be afraid, why worry, I tell myself. I tell myself that this time, this space and all that matters is fleeting. Ups and downs, downs and ups, there will always be, it’s the rhythm of life. Why be afraid, why worry, it shan’t solve anything for me. Release it all to what surrounds you. Since you are simply a manifestation of truth, the truth that is you and all around you. Let it go, be free, for holding on to it is a misconception after all.