Whatever you do, do it as yourself. Do nothing as another might, should or could. You are not required to do anything other than exist as only you are called to exist. There are no rules. The only disappointment in life is in allowing the foolish judgments of others to enter into your realm.
Use pain and joy equally, neither are permanent. Your darkest day will always be followed by light. This is the way of the world. Refuse to lose sleep over the worries that appear to weigh heavy on your heart. Allow them to ignite your expression, but move in and out with grace between what fuels you and what frightens you.
Love. Love will be elusive. There is no without love. You’ve been fed a myth veiled in romantic, silly notions. Notions can be amusing but not when they become dogma. There is no without love only you not seeing love. It exists all around you. Love with another, for another is powerful and necessary but never stake your life upon it. You are your greatest relationship. It is the disagreements with yourself, at the edges of yourself that will expand your horizons. Do not fall for the illusions of lovers. They are fleeting, but your spirit is eternal.
Ask yourself questions. Remain the most curious about yourself. Before you can create wild expectations of others, expect first from yourself. Always look upon the sea and sunsets and breezes and wild characters with the delight of a child. You can lose yourself if your vision becomes rigid. The eyes of a child are never rigid, but see beyond facades and past armours into something more true.
And to life, you have but one. Only one gift is ever given to you that requires the deepest gratitude—your life. Be gracious as the recipient of any gift but never go a day without waking your eyes without joy for the life you have. It is all you own. It’s not a mere possession. You live only to be alive. You aren’t programmed to rest idly in your fear. The fear is a tool to break through to your triumphs. Fear should not be your wall. There are no walls. Those are in your imagination, the trickster of your psyche. It serves you with grandiosity and can deceive you. But it’s yours. You are the master of your destiny. Before any other greater energies are at play, there is you first. You shape the energy around you. You decide.
Now, go, live free. See through the false obstacles into the majesty that lies dormant waiting for you to rescue it. You are a radiant being. Let nothing stand in your way.
With love.