Just a Reminder That You Are Alive.

Someone said this to me a few days ago, and it really shifted my perspective. So I wanted to pay it forward and pass it along to you too, just in case you’re like me and need someone to hit you with some truth every now and then. 

If you are reading this, you are alive. You are living and breathing. You are still here, on this earth, living out a life. 

Chances are, it is not a perfect life. Chances are, it probably isn’t even close to perfect. You probably don’t have a career that fulfills you daily, or a picture-perfect relationship. You probably have had more trials and issues that you ever would have chosen for yourself. 

But. 

You are alive. 

When something happens often, we tend to start to take it for granted. Since every day we wake up is a day we’re alive, it’s easy to stop recognizing it as an incredible thing. It’s easy to stop thinking about what a marvelous chance each day is. It’s simple to just fall into monotony, day in and day out. 

But. 

You are alive. 

I’m saying this to myself just as much as I’m saying it to you: Please, please, please view this as the precious gift that it is. Stop waiting for the other shoe to drop. Stop worrying about things that won’t matter a month from now. You are too precious to waste your time like that. 

You are alive. 

What a gift that is.