Life is full of sacrifice. Everyone has to make decisions, compromise; no one gets their way 100% of the time, every time. Although I feel I have sometimes sacrificed more than my fair share, I also know that my sacrifices have helped carve the me that exists today. A few nicks here. More scars there. Add a little joy and padding, then trim away some anger and rough edges. Pack on a bit of wisdom. Sledgehammer a few walls. Cry out a bit in frustration and sweat through a few doubts. Then, as I am doing now, dance around in absolute merriment. The resounding statement that I am trying to make is this: Life is what you make of it. It's never the situation, but how you REACT to the situation. If you go all in, you cannot ever say you regret not trying. Sacrifice does not always mean that you are giving up what you want, it means you have chosen to try for something even better, so there can be no true failure. Besides, I'd much rather spend my time time enjoying the company of birds than spend it wishing I had wings.
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Julie WestphalAuthor, Poet, Dreamer Archives
February 2024
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