Be Amazed

There's only 10 more shopping days until Christmas and as I flipped my calendar today, from the 13th to the 14th, the quote of the day was, "Let yourself be amazed by life." Without getting all philosophical, this is a mantra that I really want to strive to live by for the rest of my time on the planet.

For too long my vision was clouded about who I was, what I was doing professionaly, how I could "be better," and what things could make me happy. I tried on many different coats, but the one that fits best is the one in which I can be me and be amazed by the simplest, littlest things life presents to me. Conversely to the moody, angst-ridden, worrier that I used to be, I'm now confident in both myself and where I'm headed. Each day is satisfying in its own unique way. I associate with those around me better because I'm not worried about how or who is accepting me.

It's a lesson that many of us have to learn over time because few of us are born with the ability to just let ourselves be amazed without somehow trying to force the amazing. But if we just let ourselves see what's around us, life is truly a good thing...an amazing thing.

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