Every Little Thing... is Gonna be Alright!

Today has been a good day.

Yesterday, was a crappy day.

And... today could've been a crappy day, too, y'know?
I'm really thankful to have such wonderful friends that love and support me.

...You! Yes, you! You don't have to be silent. You may think no one cares; but they do! You'd be surprised by how many people offer up a, "Hey, I hope everything gets better for you" or a "Hey, I'm prayin' for ya" when you just put yourself out there. No one thinks you're weak. No one looks down on you.
We want to lift you up! Give us a chance to. :)

I've realized that lately. Especially through writing here. I can say anything here that's just been on my mind and stuff that I can't seem to spit out to people when they ask me, "How're you?" and I reply, "I'm fine." without a second thought.

Maybe one day I'll get to the point where I'll be able to say, "Actually, I feel terrible." to the people around me--especially my family, I know it kills them when they know I'm not actually fine. I don't mean to "lie" to you guys.

I have made the choice to be optimistic. Tomorrow is a new day. A new day filled with new opportunites. I am not going to stay down. That would be wasting so much about this beautiful day God has given!


As my father told me, "You can't go from mountain-top to mountain-top. You have to go through the valley at some point..."
Yeah, you'll have some bad days... and some really bad days. But, it's not the end of the world. Your mountain-top is coming.

Oh, also, after my father finished saying that, I thought to myself, "I just wish I were on a plateau..." I didn't say it aloud because I had thought on it too long and the moment to say a witty remark had passed... Hahaha! But, anyway, I guess right now, I feel like I can make my valley into a plateau. That sounds silly, but really... We all have a choice. (No matter how much we hate that saying)

Lately, I've had some friends going through tough times too. And, I want to force this optimism on them so badly!
Pound the HAPPINESS into their FACE!! Haha, not that extremely.
But, I can't. And it kills me that I can't. They have to realize that they can be happy.

For example, at prom, I passed this friend of mine and we exchanged hello's.... but... he seemed down. I asked him if he was having fun and he told me that he was but he was trying to find this girl that he wanted to slow dance with, but hadn't found her yet. And, I gave him some encouragement and he sullenly said, "I hope so..." then walked away.
It... was very strange to me. I know that could be a little bit of a downer but... C'mon... Have fun!
I wasn't there with my prince charming like every girl wants and I was having a blast because I choose to have a blast!
I don't know... it just felt strange to me.

Be happy! .... (every little thing... is gonna be alright...)
;)