The Note

My cool friend Beth told me about the Notes from the Universe site which provides fun daily inspirations. This morning I received this one:

 "You're not in time and space to graduate into higher realms of existence, Elena; you're here because long, long ago, you already did. And back then you could think of no celebration greater than being with good friends, falling in love, on cool adventures, facing great challenges, and possessing total amnesia... lest it all seem too easy. Well done. Very well done. Ungawa,....The Universe"

And it struck me as funny. Because when I started to read it I was feeling that strange pressure of 'gotta do this gotta do that' and already feeling the frown lines develop from whatever self-imposed drama my head was creating at the moment. Then I read the 'note' and smiled. Because not too long ago I had come to the conclusion that I was pretty darned lucky to be here in the first place. I could have been a rock or tree or stick insect but nope, I was born a human. Perhaps there were others waiting to be born - but I won the draw. I picked the lucky number.

Now how cool is that? Sure, things seem hard sometimes. I may wander around lost half the time. But I'm still pretty damned lucky. I have freedom, family, health, (blogger) friends. I get to see and experience life. And how I experience it is my choice. I can hide or be a part of it. My perception of what ails me has a direct impact on how I will be effected by what happens around me.  I can choose to react to something dramatically, or just handle it as it comes. Ever notice how hard it is to stay in a bad mood if you break out into song or a great big hearty laugh?

So perhaps today's note was a little reminder that

'hey, be happy' - I am alive afterall. 

And if not for me,

then enjoy for all those others 

who are still waiting for their chance 

to come down that great stairwell from the sky.

So, are you 'living - really living' today?

Smile

Laugh

Sing

Dance

And for pete's sake...LIVE