Carpe Diem

(This was written on September 15, 2008. Reposting it here.)

This week has been one of the most "happening" weeks of my life. (Yup, a LOT of things happened). It's like the person who started the week is somehow different from the person who came out at the end of it -- well, kind of (I'd like to think so). It sounds so cliche but I kinda learned what it meant to live in the moment and be really in touch with myself -- without caring how other people think of you, without worrying what's going to happen tomorrow, without regretting the past.

...because it's when we live each moment and not just skim through it that we get to appreciate how wonderful our life is. and when I say moment, I mean every emotion, thought, memory, joy, and pain...every kiss, tear, breath, heartbeat, and tingle down the spine. It's in being filled with the smell of the sea, feeling the sand between your toes, or hearing the waves splash against the shore. It's in every person you meet, every song that you hear, and every beautiful little thing that you see. It's in every surprise text you receive or every great conversation you have even with people you've just met. It's in anything and everything that makes you feel alive.

At times, it's great to be alone and learn to trust yourself once again. It's in loving -- truly loving -- the company you share with yourself that you feel complete and that you feel you have so much to give.