I followed some guy on ig who would post pictures of him doing his favorite things with the caption “today I choose life”. He explained it was because for a while, he was fighting with life and so the mantra helped him look towards the beautiful things it has to offer.
I started to fill my days with pleasant experiences, I express what I feel, I open my heart because I don't hold back any longer, I don't leave things for later. I choose which people I want to come with me, and I tell them every day how much I love them, I look them in the eyes, I feel, I hug them. I laugh, I enjoy, because that is life. I enjoy the simple moments here and now, not tomorrow, NOW.
All honesty I stole this from Jimothy Lacoste after watching his Fader piece in high school but it’s stuck ever since. Being able to frame anything that happens in the lens of ‘life is getting quite exciting’ does actually make it better. I know it treads on toxic positivity but it also looks for a better future so idk just a nice mantra
i said ”life is worth living” (ala the justin bieber song) so much as a joke that i actually started to believe that life is indeed worth living. the sky is clear and this morning is quiet and my coffee is perfect. life is worth living!!!!
