thoughts carried over

and then he said...

love is sacrifice. let your shoes represent all of your worldly possessions. take them off and give them up for those in need. and then. the auditorium filled with followers stood up. took off their shoes. and brought them up to the stage. one by one. all for the needy. goosebumps. that. is. love. i've witnessed it.

"do you guys ever wear a frown?" the doorman asked.
"never!" they replied back in unison as they walked out into the real world.

so i've decided. happiness is a choice.

granted i haven't been through as much in life as some others, but really...what does that matter? situations may vary and the stories may differ, but at the end of the day, the emotions are all the same. heartbreak is heartbreak. disappointment is disappointment. age, gender, status...it's all arbitrary. to me, it's not about what type of situations we've been placed in during our life...but its more about how we approach and conquer the obstacles that defines who we are. 10 years from now, i might be a little more jaded...a little more stressed...a little more broken...but the foundation of who i am will still be the same. don't mistake it for ignorance. i choose to view things differently. i choose to be happy.

last night's events made me realize that i'm definitely not ready. they may all joke about it and i may even daydream about it sometimes, but i know for a fact that i don't want it. i can't want it. so that's that. problem solved. what's next?

it's thursday. it's officially the beginning. let the madness begin.