Thanksgiving Versus Whining

Contradictions define our existence. To be or not to be, as what they say. To go or not to go. To stay or not to stay. To live or to die. To love or to hate. To forge our own path or continue following the crowd. What should it be? A life of thanksgiving or just whining?

If the sixth sense is as reliable as some people claimed it is, then can it also sense when are we meant to stay (in one place, in a relationship, in an idea, etc.) or how long?

Scenarios like, how many years should we stay on a meager-paying job before the great and awesome increase of salary will come? How long are we going to wait for that big breakthrough for our career? Simple questions that really points to matters of consequence whether we must work harder or give up.

In a relationship, how many times do we cry for some insignificant conflict before we consider it over? How do we determine that the conflict is already significant? How long does a relationship last in its engagement stage before we decide it is time to settle down or move on?

When does our questioning mind cease to ask? How long before we find somebody who can give an answer, to all of our questions, to our full satisfaction? Or are we to figure out the answers ourselves? Are we to lift our eyes to give thanks for our autonomy or bow down and hope somebody will lift our spirits for us and listen to our preferences on how things are ought to be? Will this help us engrave a history of thanksgiving or of whining in this century?

How long do we sit and wait for things to happen as we imagined it would be? Or is there a moment we should wait? Do we wait for the moment that pushes us towards the direction we must take? Will it ever come? Is that how life should be?

Life and Love

Life is to be cherished in its entirety. We always wake up to a presentation where we are the main character and we are to go unrehearsed; and where everybody is expecting us to play all the "acts" with expertise. Everyday is a rerun and it is all up to us to make certain twists along the way. We are the director, the producer, the star and the villain of all of the plots in our own life. Top that!

Now, here comes love. Love surely keeps us baffled, challenged and ever-craving for more. When do we know we already found our one true love and stop thinking about finding one? Is there a sign or a symbol we are to recognize?

Upon waking, I ask myself, did I make the right decision to fall in love so many times with the same person?

Surprisingly, the answer hangs in the air as long as it can before it slowly fades with the gentle breeze. In short, I have been asking and I still got no answer.

I love life. I also live for love. And yet, as much as I try to figure it out, both life and love are just to be taken as it is. True success is when both entities find a certain flow deep within you, guiding you to all reason, helping you grow and reach your dreams with enthusiasm. Making you appreciate life. Allowing your heart to sing with thanksgiving.

All for the many contradictions as well as wonders of this life that we live to solve like a puzzle. Otherwise, it would just be a boring, monotonous, lonely one.

The gift of being of able to go through the dilemma of choosing between a lot of contradictions, is in itself a good thing to be thankful for. There is, actually, no reason to whine. A stone in our path can be taken as a stepping stone to success. A mountain, once climbed and conquered, can really give us an encompassing view of the beauty of creation.

Thus, go and fill your day with passion for at the end of the day, what you are working on decides whether you are meant to stay or move away from your point of reference. Whether you will be a reflection of a life filled with thanksgiving or just whining.