Sometimes you’re really challenging.
But most of the time you make me stronger.
Sometimes you’re really confusing.
But most of the time you give me the answers.
Sometimes you’re really cloudy.
But most of the time you have a silver lining.
Sometimes you’re really stormy.
But most of the time there is a rainbow.
Sometimes you’re really hard.
But I love you. All of the time.
Sometimes I like to act as though I have more of you than I really do.
But the truth is, Life, I don’t have very much of you behind me.
And that’s okay! The Life I do have has taught me that that’s okay.
It’s okay to embrace the excitement of discovering what you have in store for me.
And I know you have a lot in store.
So Life, I want to thank you.
For allowing me to keep this innocence and wonder and hope and curiosity.
I’ve kept it, because despite all of those “sometimes” — those “most of the times” are enough.
In Life,
most of the time is enough.
Everything can’t always be rosy. Bad news never has good timing.
You’re sort of like a roller-coaster of highs and lows.
But Life, your heart is good. I trust in that.
Though you throw us roadblocks and pitfalls, you somehow also make sure we have sense and wisdom and the promise of tomorrow. And this is what allows us to pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and keep going.
And Life? I think those roadblocks and pitfalls along the way make your goodness all the more sweet. Because those “most of the times” I’ve so fallen in love with — would I appreciate them nearly as much if they were “all of the times”?
Life, you’ve taught me to savor.
Like a wide-eye child, I am in constant awe of your simple pleasures; your uncertainty; your flowers; your follies. And, Life, as I take you in with fresh eyes, I am also going to try to take you in with the unblemished trust and reliance you deserve. Because you have your “sometimes,” yes, but more than anything you have your “most of the times.”
For every sunset, I know there will be a sunrise.
For every moment of darkness, I know there will soon be light.
For every tear, I know I will find a reason to smile and to laugh.
For every silence, I know you will give me the heart to fill it with song.
Life, you’ve given me bridges for every chasm.
And you’ve given me a flashlight for every cave.
You’ve showed me hardship, but in time (every time), you’ve showed me a new day.
I do not love the bumps and the rockiness you sometimes heave toward me;
But I do love that most of the time, the way is paved.
And Life, I love that when it’s not —
the rocky experience gives me the strength to pave the way myself.
I will never cease to be amazed by your beauty, hidden though it might sometimes be.
Love,
Sara
