The doors

Dear diary,

   I've been thinking about a new concept that came to my mind for a while now. I find it interesting how the important people in our life unlock different doors inside us. It's like we're all wonderful castles that carry their stories of the past with them... some happy, some sad, but all as important to the beauty and the mystery of the castle.
   As castles, we all gather bits and pieces of information that has been given to us and we keep it in different rooms along the time. And when the right person approaches the castle, it enters it and it finds a new key that leads to a new room. A room with wonders and unexpected beauty. With secret books they never knew existed but which apparently were always there. 

   New people open new rooms of the beautiful castle and in the end the whole building will be open to visit for it has reached the age of wisdom when it can give forward what it has received over so many years. 

   How wonderful can it be to know that at an unexpected moment, an unexpected visitor will open up a new room in your beautiful castle, a room that will be a wonder for both the visitor and for the castle itself!:)

In wonder,

D.

Day 331. Fearless

   It's funny how we're built up to be the strongest and the weakest version of ourselves all in the same person. It all depends on how we interpret things, our past experiences and if others seem weaker than us. Then we embrace the strong version of ourselves and we want to lift that person up. And somehow the next day we will be the weak one needing to be lifted up too. Interesting... 

   Everything starts and ends with the brain:) As much as you'd like to think that events around you influence what you feel, it's never like that. And one of the reasons that brings up the worst in us is thinking about the future and the fact that we can't control it. Then panicking happens. I'm asking you though:

   Funny how that comes from the person who usually worries about stuff. See? Today I'm the strong one. For two of my best friends needed to be lifted up. We do worry because we take into consideration the possibility that it won't be ok. And then we ask ourselves: "What am I going to do then? What if I lose everything and I will be alone? How am I going to cope with that?" But in those fearful times we forget to remember that:

   Yes, you might lose your friends but then you have your family. You might lose your family but then you have your friends. And if you lose your boyfriend/girlfriend, there's always best friends and they never go away:) That's why they're best friends. And even IF you lose everything, believe me, you WILL find the power to go on and everything will be ok. Just fight for what you want and never give up. Everything will be ok in the end. If it's not ok, it's not the end:) Simple as that.

Day 325. Do your best

   ...in everything you do. Sometimes you know you won't be able to do it perfectly, but still, try your best. In the end trying counts. 

   Do your best in friendships. Involve, share feelings. If they act like they don't care, they're not the right persons. Move on.

   Do your best in being a good model for others. We are all broken and have issues to be solved, but maybe you can teach others stuff you've been through. Remember to check if they want to be taught first!

   Do your best in being a confident and just listening from time to time. Don't judge if they complain or talk too much about the same thing. Everything one says is a function of that they feel. Complaining or talking too much about it might mean they have an unsolved problem. Maybe you can help. Check if they wanna be helped or just listened to. 

   Do your best in being a good person. You will make mistakes anyhow, but knowing you chose to be good instead of being bad is awesome.

   Do your best in leaving this place better than you found it, be it at your job or just the world around you.

   Do your best to hang on in there. Sometimes you will feel lonely, unloved or unneeded but that's when you have to remember it would be a brilliant idea to become friends with yourself. And love spending time by yourself instead of depending on people to make you happy.

   Do your best. Try. You will fail sometimes, but keep trying. Don't give up. Never give up.