The goal is not to one day look
back on your life and say, this
is the life I was given. The goal
is to one day look back on your life and
say, this is the life I chose. I chose
my opportunities. I chose the experiences that
shaped me. I chose to pick myself back up
when I stumbled to the ground. I chose to
create my own path. To set forward on my
own great adventure. I chose to believe in
myself – to trust where my heart was
leading me, even when it didn’t make
sense to anyone else. I chose my thoughts,
my beliefs, my feelings – my perceptions of the
world have been entirely up to me.
And I chose to be hopelessly infatuated with
being alive. To not settle for anything less
than perfect. Perfect peace.
This life may be messy and imperfect
and sometimes chaotic, but it’s my messiness.
My beautiful chaos, I chose it once,
and I’d choose it again.
Today. Tomorrow. Always.