Challenges

In life, everyone is faced with some sort of challenge everyday. Whether it be as small as choosing which pair of socks to wear or as large as deciding to take a new road in life that will shape the rest of it. Honestly, I don't know how I got where I am but if life was already scripted then rest assured that it would be pretty disinteresting. I once asked 'What is happiness to you?' to many people after watching Vanilla Sky where Cameron Diaz's character asks Tom Cruise's character the same question. Of all the answers I received, my godsister gave me one of the only memorable ones. She profoundly stated that happiness to her is not knowing what will happen tomorrow. To her, knowing that each day would bring a new adventure and challenge was already that she needed to enjoy life. To this day I remember that short conversation over sushi from more than 5 years ago. Her 'come what may' attitude really inspired me, albeit on a subconscious level, to really learn to love the present and the future. Do I know what will happen tomorrow? Assuredly not. However, I do welcome it with open arms because that is what brought me to where I am today.