There’s an old adage that goes along the lines of “when you get knocked down, you get back up again” or how when you’re at your lowest “the only way left is up.” All true.
All in all, stuff happens… that doesn’t mean your life is over. You get knocked down a million times? Well, you got up a million times already, you can get up one more time. And one more. And one more time. Over and over.
Life is constantly changing and moving and screwing you over. Life will drag you down under, chew you up, toss you back up and catch you all over again.
Whether it be the end of a relationship, maybe the start of one, graduating, moving or whatever it may be, change can be difficult. It’s hard when our normalcy, what’s comfortable, moves and shifts to make us uncomfortable.
Sure it may be stressful and sad at first, but change can be such a beautiful thing if you let it be. Think about it, how lucky are we to be able to live a life where we get to experience so many different avenues and possibilities?
I will be the first to admit that I hate change, but I love falling in love with life over and over again.
My boyfriend and I hit a rough patch and took some time away from each other, all during winter break. I was alone in my CNU apartment, all of my friends back home and totally isolated.
It was a huge change, seeing him every day to not at all. However, during that time I was adamant to not let that hiccup uproot my entire life. I picked up new hobbies and re-taught myself how to be alone. That being alone didn’t make me lonely.
I went for runs and visited parks, tried new things, went to new places. I talked to strangers, found joy in the little things and fell in love with my surroundings and myself all over again.
When we came back together, neither of us were shells of human beings, distraught without each other. Instead, we were better for it – more grounded and self-assured.
Change allowed me to grow as a person.
Just because life changes and stuff happens, doesn’t mean your life is over or ruined. It’s just different. You’re fortunate enough to have the ability to change your perspective. You’re also fortunate to be able to change your mind and change it again and again.
Either way, life has a funny way of working itself out.
Whether you believe in a higher power or not, life has a way of righting itself – the people who end up in or out of your life happen for a reason. The jobs or internships you miss out on are for another lesson or opportunity to open up down the road.
So no, your life isn’t over, it’s just a little different day by day. So take the time you have now to fall in love with life over and over and over again.
