The road is long, we carry on; try to have fun in the meantime...

"A ship in port is safe, but that's not what ships are built for." - Grace Murray Hopper


Short quote, but with so much depth, in my opinion. Get out of your safety zone!

First off, I have an insane amount of insight I want to share. So much has happened to me this week and I'm overflowing with thoughts and reflections. However, it's important to me in this case to really sit down and put it all into words. My mind is a fog with words in it's atmosphere and I so want to do those words justice by expressing them to their full extent. I've reached an immense turning point in my life right now, and I want my writing to capture the greatness of it.

That being said, the quote above sparked my interest. I feel I have spent the last year of my life safely docked at the port. Naturally, fear is the reason for staying in a safety zone. People have become either so fearful, or maybe just so lazy, that they forget the fact that us humans are built to LIVE. You can't fully live if you don't MOVE. Life will not happen to you if you hide from it, and what fun is that? As a kid, I always preferred to be the seeker rather than the hider. So, you can imagine my surprise when I suddenly woke up and realized I've been hiding from the world for quite some time.

Last weekend, I saw many things more clearly. I noticed I've had a dormant longing to revel in the beauties of the world. I've lost sight of the simple loveliness that is all around us in nature. I want to absorb the world back into my soul, for I was being slowly squeezed like a sponge up until now. Well, it was during this time, out on the ocean, where I came alive. It was like an invisible force guiding me steadily through the waves as the boat was going full speed ahead, taking me in tune with the rhythm of the waves. I suddenly saw the water in a different way - it's crystal clear shade of blue green, with the waves crashing and leaving powdered sugar sprinkled about. It was beautiful, and though I've been at sea many times, I never saw what I saw at that moment before. I left the port, exited from the safety zone, and saw the world with new eyes. I will never be the same again. I've always been uptight about getting in the water and wetting my hair. This time, I jumped in, left my worries on the boat, and I wet my hair.

So, my dear readers, take my advice and leave the port. It's scary and very difficult to do, but you surely will never regret it. Don't deprive your soul from seeing the world and being free just because you're too scared of what's out there. I'm no longer scared, in fact quite the contrary. I have never been more excited in my life! I feel so good. So happy. So alive. It's easy to forget how amazing life can be when you're stuck in the darkness of a safe zone. It's like a disease that slowly eats up every bit of hope and happiness and all the potential inside of you. Good news is, there's a cure for that. It's called WAKE THE FUCK UP AND LIVE! I hope everyone can one day feel the epiphany I have felt recently. I'm so grateful to be where I am right at this very moment. What's to come for me in the future, I have no cares for. I'm living for today, no looking back, no looking too far ahead. I think we all can agree when I say the present is a gift and you should enjoy it without fear.

The past will always be a part of you, there is no denying that, but what good is growing older if you don't grow wiser as well? It does no good. Live, learn, and be happy. I've already mentioned it a few times, but I will reiterate - being happy is simple and so important.


- VA

Post title song: Lana Del Rey - Born To Die ♥♥♥