The Best Day of Your Life
“The best day of your life is the one on which you decide your life is your own. No apologies or excuses…No one to lean on, rely on, or blame. The gift is yours – it is an amazing journey – and you alone are responsible for the quality of it. This is the day your life really begins.”
Though there are those among us who were undoubtedly fortunate enough to experience the rather sought after, idealistic childhood…for many, that simply wasn’t the case. But what is our definition of ideal? Certainly, the majority of us would gauge this differently, depending on our own needs, wants and aspirations. Few of us, I believe, would ever aspire to the same degree of idealism.
Regardless of origin, our existence is inevitably imbued by the experiences that unfold and evolve in our lifetimes. Our individual perceptions and the significance we place upon each of these events will unquestionably vary. Knowing and acknowledging this, is key to discovering and navigating our own paths in life.
We have all encountered and endured trials and tribulations. Many of us have wrestled with our demons, fallen and fought some more. We’ve experienced the simple pleasures that rouse laughter or compel our hearts to tears, and we’ve known heartache or love, if only at the most rudimentary levels.
Our task, I believe, is to garner knowledge and strength from these experiences and utilize what we have learned to forge our own unique paths. Without expectations or imitation, without excuses, judgement or criticism…our paths are uniquely our own.
Despite adversity and obstacles, we each possess the innate power to surmount and achieve the presumed impossible.
Of course, it’s relatively easy to lose sight of this when covered in the chaos and dust of everyday existence. The challenge becomes our acknowledgement of this innate gift and the effort and commitment required to defining your own path, your own truth and your own, unique perspective.
In all the world, there will never be another ‘You.’
No-one will ever trace the exact path that you alone have forged. Nor will they share the precise experiences and perspective that you have known in your lifetime.
It’s very simply…up to You…and it is Your Gift…to Open and Share as You Will.
