Sometimes the right thing comes into your life at the exact moment you need it. Whether it is a person, a song, a poem, a book, or even an experience - that's something that only you know.
Each of these things has the ability to impact us in so many ways. It takes a special person to come into your life and make you either realize how important you are or to make you realize that you haven't been living your life to it's greatest potential. These people are so special but we don't really realize it until they've done their job. Until they've made us see and understand what it was they were placed into our lives for. And I truly believe that these people are placed into our lives. When you look back and are able to say because of this person in my life I have become the person I am today, for better or worse, has an impact on us. You will always remember the first person who told you they loved you, the person you admired when you were growing up, the person who inspired you to do what you love. These people will never be forgotten by you, even if they don't know it. These are our special people. Whether it's the teacher who made you fall in love with reading or the friend who you aspired to be like, they will never be forgotten. And you will never be the same because of them.
Now songs and poems are a little different. They hold memories. They never change. You can't be disappointed by the actions of a song or a poem. But they can change your life. Hearing a song or even a poem about how you feel tells you you're not alone. It tells you there have been other people out in this world that have felt like you do and they survive it. So, just maybe, if they have survived it then you can too.
Life-changing. That's the way a lot of books are described to be. And for some it is so very true. The thing about life changing books is, they usually aren't written to be that. They're honest and real and make you feel something. They're the books on your shelf with folded corners, notes in the margins, and falling apart because they've been read so often. They're the ones you had to be forced to put down. They're the ones you return to again and again because it feels like you're visiting old friends. That's what makes books so amazing. You can live out these amazing stories through these characters. I can't tell you how many book characters I aspire to be like. You can learn so much from reading a good book. Like being brave in the face of danger. That it's okay to not always have a plan. That people you love will hurt you. That life is hard, but if you people willing to face it with you everyday you will get through it. And so much more.
Experiences are the hardest. They aren't always easy. They aren't always happy. But I guess that's true about most of life. It's not easy and it's not always the happiest. The experience of your first "I love you" changes you. The experience of your first job, of a loss, of depression, of joy, of love, of hope, of so many things changes you. I know it sounds cheesy, but we are never the same after experiencing these things. Love changes us. Loss changes us. Experiences change us.
That's one of my favorite things about this life. That we are always able to change. If you don't like something about yourself you aren't stuck with it forever. Sometimes it just takes us a little longer and a little bit of help to see it. We are never stuck with how we act or how we perceive ourselves or others. We are always changing and adapting. It's how we find out who we are. There are some times when we might need a little help. That's why these things are so important. They help us become someone we're proud of. It might just take a little longer than we hoped. But hey, at least we get to experience all these amazing things on they way there.
Love,
Natalie
Each of these things has the ability to impact us in so many ways. It takes a special person to come into your life and make you either realize how important you are or to make you realize that you haven't been living your life to it's greatest potential. These people are so special but we don't really realize it until they've done their job. Until they've made us see and understand what it was they were placed into our lives for. And I truly believe that these people are placed into our lives. When you look back and are able to say because of this person in my life I have become the person I am today, for better or worse, has an impact on us. You will always remember the first person who told you they loved you, the person you admired when you were growing up, the person who inspired you to do what you love. These people will never be forgotten by you, even if they don't know it. These are our special people. Whether it's the teacher who made you fall in love with reading or the friend who you aspired to be like, they will never be forgotten. And you will never be the same because of them.
Now songs and poems are a little different. They hold memories. They never change. You can't be disappointed by the actions of a song or a poem. But they can change your life. Hearing a song or even a poem about how you feel tells you you're not alone. It tells you there have been other people out in this world that have felt like you do and they survive it. So, just maybe, if they have survived it then you can too.
Life-changing. That's the way a lot of books are described to be. And for some it is so very true. The thing about life changing books is, they usually aren't written to be that. They're honest and real and make you feel something. They're the books on your shelf with folded corners, notes in the margins, and falling apart because they've been read so often. They're the ones you had to be forced to put down. They're the ones you return to again and again because it feels like you're visiting old friends. That's what makes books so amazing. You can live out these amazing stories through these characters. I can't tell you how many book characters I aspire to be like. You can learn so much from reading a good book. Like being brave in the face of danger. That it's okay to not always have a plan. That people you love will hurt you. That life is hard, but if you people willing to face it with you everyday you will get through it. And so much more.
Experiences are the hardest. They aren't always easy. They aren't always happy. But I guess that's true about most of life. It's not easy and it's not always the happiest. The experience of your first "I love you" changes you. The experience of your first job, of a loss, of depression, of joy, of love, of hope, of so many things changes you. I know it sounds cheesy, but we are never the same after experiencing these things. Love changes us. Loss changes us. Experiences change us.
That's one of my favorite things about this life. That we are always able to change. If you don't like something about yourself you aren't stuck with it forever. Sometimes it just takes us a little longer and a little bit of help to see it. We are never stuck with how we act or how we perceive ourselves or others. We are always changing and adapting. It's how we find out who we are. There are some times when we might need a little help. That's why these things are so important. They help us become someone we're proud of. It might just take a little longer than we hoped. But hey, at least we get to experience all these amazing things on they way there.
Love,
Natalie
