LIVE YOUR LIFE! + THE VLOG BEGINS!

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Hey all!

Some great and exciting news--I'm officially on Youtube! (Isn't that strange to say?) I've been working on my videos for the past couple of days and now have three online (one's still being worked on by YT but it's there ;) ) so go check them out! I must say I improve in some way with each video, so I'll be an expert in no time! :)

Something that I keep thinking about is living your life. What does that even mean? Well, a lot of people nowadays are really discontent with how their life is turning out--whether it be relationship problems, dreams taking longer than they thought, etc. etc. I've always gone along the lines of "if I want to do it, then I try it", and this has brought me to awesome things like piloting lessons and roller coaster adventures! It's also made me a more social person because I wanted to become more outgoing.

So, are you unhappy with a part of your life? You know, there's still time to change that. In fact, right as your reading this sentence, you have the ability to change something about you that makes you unhappy. The power is solely in your hands as to how you feel about today.

How does one "live their life", then?

Simple. Stop complaining about what you don't have or what seems to be going wrong around you--pessimistic thoughts lead to "having a bad time" (as South Parkans would say!). Stop looking down at the ground and look up at the sky. Think positively! Think, Today is a beautiful day! Your thoughts on the inside show on the outside.

Put your emotions into your OWN HANDS. THIS IS MY FAVOURITE! If you let other people control your happiness, then you are going to be on the emotional roller coaster of your life. People come and go--they leave irreplaceable memories and hurt feelings at times. If you keep your emotions under your own control, you can always be happy. I'm not kidding. I have constantly tried to put my emotions, my happiness, into other people's hands because I thought they had the best intention for me. I learned an important lesson--people care about themselves the most--they are going to do what they have to in order to stay happy. This is why you should focus on yourself and really build on who you are.

Lastly, take one day at a time. If you worry about tomorrow, then you have the burdens of both today and tomorrow, and that's simply too much to handle at one given moment. Imagine worrying about the next ten years of your life--we cannot hold onto that much pressure or stress and continue to live our lives to the fullest. My advice is to stay in the present--the past has already happened and cannot be changed, and the future is going to take the same amount of time to reach. What really matters is what you do in this very moment! You can do anything you want--go shopping, bake, spend time with those you care about--YOU ARE IN CONTROL OF WHAT YOU DO AT THIS VERY MOMENT! So take that chance, go out there and find out who you really are!

What makes living your life sound so complicated are the things that you add on to yourself during the day--stress, hurt feelings, nervousness, etc. Living is a very easy thing once you learn to master it and once you can look past the small parts of the day that were difficult to go through.

An older pastor of mine once told us, "One day my son was having a lot of difficulty getting along with his brother, and so I had to punish him. He was very upset, but later on we went out for ice cream and spent some time together. At the end of the night he told me, 'You know what, Dad? Today was a great day. I was punished, but what matters is that there was something in my day that made me happy."

Just because there's a part of our day that is hurtful or makes us want to quit, that doesn't mean that that day is ruined. Look on the bright side, and be thankful that you were able to smile.

If you want to check out some of my videos:

Start of the roller coaster season!

And if you like cats ;) (this one's for you!)

See you soon!