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Loving the life we live
“I have found that if you love life, life will love you back.”
- Arthur Rubenstein
Let’s be real. We can all come up with reasons to not love life. We get fed up with people and situations beyond our control. Sometimes life just doesn’t go our way. That does not mean we should have some sort of vendetta or grudge against life. Life happens. It’s not always picture perfect. We can accept that fact or take issue with it. For those of us who choose to love life, regardless, we can accept that life won’t always go our way. We understand that life is going to disappoint us at times, but we choose to love life anyway. From my perspective, it’s the only way to live.
I used to not love life. I used to not love myself and others. It was a dark place to live in, mainly because I kept it to myself. I would put on a smile for others. At times, I loathed life so much I did not want to be living any longer. It took me until my late 20’s to admit I was the reason for my life circumstances. I had to take ownership of my problems and make necessary changes if I wanted to improve my quality of life. The biggest change I made was an attitude adjustment. I was able to change my outlook and perspective on life by connecting with my heart. I became more grateful toward life rather than resentful.
