There are so many things in this life that we as humans do not have control over. Not the least of which is the fact that we will, one day, inevitably, die. And there is nothing we can do to prepare for, avoid, or change it.

What we can do is tell the people we love, that we love them more often. We can take more risks and chase our dreams more. We can enjoy the little moments like smelling the jasmine on the trees while we walk down the block or sit cross legged in the sun while we take our first sip of coffee. We can cry when something makes us sad. We can choose to live in the moment and LIVE life instead of just accomplishing it.

If I’m being honest though- all of that SOUNDS so much prettier as the self-help advice it is during real world moments of feeling helpless, or hopeless, or fearful, or anxious, or just plain f*cking tired sometimes.

THERE. I said it. The thing that us spiritual, positive, energy working, witchy types aren’t supposed to say.

AND that doesn’t make it any less true.

Either part.

So here’s the thing I am in the process of learning: (Very slowly and not without great difficulty) All of these things and feelings can co-exist and no one is more or less valid than the other. In fact, they’re most valid because of each other. Sort of like a “there is no light without dark” kinda thing,

So it’s ok to feel icky, or sad, or anxious as long as we ALSO (notice I didn’t say instead of) say I love you a little more and laugh when something is really funny.

We are here for the FULL spectrum of the human experience. And we might as well be- we’re all gonna die some day anyway the only thing we can do about it is LIVE.