I'm breaking out like a 15 year old right now because i'm stressed. Ironically maybe, stress comes easier now than it did when I was 15. When one is 15, the things we found to be, "stressful" often in the long run turned out to be nothing of the sort. Kind of frightens me for what the future holds.
When I was 15 life was different, it almost seems a world away...I was still a kid...and everything was magical and the world held promise and hope. Then adulthood comes along and tries to beat it out of you, and it seems that, as of late, it has. This year has not been entirely kinda to me, nor has it been kind to others.
But, I the eternal optimist, with the 15 year old still living inside me still has hope that the promise of a new better day awaits. After all, thats part of what this season is about, isn't it? Being a kid again? Why limit it to one day, month or season though? Its time to unlace the boots and run in the mud again. Its time to sit on a comfy couch and read comic books. Its time to cover your neighbors car in water on a cold day so it freezes over...alright...maybe not that last one. Unless you have a grouch of a neighbor...which I do. Its time to have a soda drinking...and then burping contest...We need to let our freak flag fly proudly again...
...If we don't, we might not get another chance. One thing i've learned this year is that ages old and sometimes irritatingly cliche` mantra of, "life is precious, live today like it could be your last."...I wish i applied that mindset for no practical reason, but sadly I had to.
Christmas is not about religion for me, I am an atheist after all...but it is about togetherness in regards to the, "life is precious" thing. Spend time with those you like and love. Enjoy that time, enjoy those people, and don't be afraid to open up to them, to joke with them, or to be there for them...unless you happen to be pooping...privacy is important too ya know.
Realize that some people might spend this holiday alone, and welcome them into your life. No one, and I mean no one should be alone on Christmas, "Home Alone" taught us why. Give an 8 year-old that much freedom and Joe Pesci gets burned, and Joe Pesci doesn't deserve to get burned...nor do the cookies I made, but, hey, ya win some, ya lose some.
One thing I...you...anyone shouldn't lose is the ability to hope for a better tomorrow, a better year...whether its something as simple as downing a chocolate milkshake without getting an ice cream headache, or something as complex as getting a favorite tv show back on the air(yes, that one), you need to act on what you want. Make that your goal for the next year, not your resolution, because those are meant to be broken...make it your goal.
Don't accept anything less then what you want(unless it means cracking a brick over someones head, thats considered a felony), or what you deserve. Instead of saying it, go out and do it, give you all, and if you fail, you at least gave 100% effort. Be the person 15 year old you wanted to be, be the person you want to be. Its Christmas dammit. Have some hope.
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