Life.

"Believe in everything until you find out otherwise (even after)"- Sark. Living Juicy- Daily morsels for your creative soul.

One flip through this book of hers confirmed everything I already knew: Life is not meant to be taken so seriously. We live in this fast-paced world where we calculate every movement we make leaving no room for surprise or spontaneity. If you want to do something, just do it. There is absolutely NOTHING stopping you except yourself. Why doubt? Why blame others? They're just excuses. Don't think about the future. The distant future anyway.

Who cares if people will think you're acting 14 when you're supposed to be acting your age. Exactly who defined that? Who cares if people think your outfit is mismatched; you feel fabulous in it. Learn to forgive others, you'll grow as a person. Don't be afraid of making mistakes; how else would we learn?

Splurge once in a while. Do something you wouldn't do but have always flirted with the idea. Don't deny yourself of an emotion. Harbouring emotions and not fully allowing yourself to express them may manifest in unhealthy, undesirable and potentially destructive behaviours. Be angry, cry, yell at the top of your lungs because you're so happy, smile, frown, be confused! Life is here to be enjoyed.

Take some time out. Log out of facebook/myspace/hotmail, turn the computer off and go into the garden and dig up some dirt. Find those butchyboys (never really knew how to spell the name) and make them turn into balls of fear, climb trees, chase the wind, cloud-watch, play hide and seek, hug your parents just because, tell your siblings you love them (you'll find their reactions rather amusing), surprise your family with a cooked meal you prepared yourself, go on that holiday, tell that person you find them very attractive, smile at a passer-by, tell your friends you love them, tell your family you appreciate them, learn to (insert whatever it is you've been meaning to take up).

I know life throws many a thing to throw you off, piss you off and frustrate you. Be thrown off, be pissed off, be frustrated. Then go on your merry way :)

XOXO.