life as it is

“Every problem has in it the seed of its own solution. If you don’t have any problems, you don’t have any seeds.”

Now that’s a quote I’ve lived by since the day I first saw it. It carries a few and simple, yet powerful words. You know, with all that I’ve been through, I’ve grown to understand that there’s always someone with bigger problems than mine out there, that even the happiest looking people have their own shit to deal with. Yesterday, my friend said something along the lines of “with every problem we go through, God grooms us.” It’s the little, or sometimes huge problems we face that make us appreciate the little that we have in life. When you’ve been through stuff, you find every reason to be happy, or to smile just so you can bring joy to someone else’s heart. That feeling you get when you know you’ve helped someone forget about what they are going through for just a moment…that’s just amazing. I’ve realized that nothing beats walking with your head held high, find something to smile about. I’ve learned to handle every situation the best way I can (I swear situation-handling skills come automatically when you’ve been through a lot of shit), and that advertising my problems just won’t get me anywhere. Whatever I go through, I know that no situation is permanent and with every little problem you go through, you get more strength. Being angry at the world is just no solution, for the world owes you absolutely nothing. I’ve realized that whatever I go through, life doesn’t stop for my grief!