a little rant ... and this "Maybe"

I've been wanting to write a meaningful post.  Filled with substance and at least, a little bit of sass.  But my brain feels depleted.  Or should I say, defeated?  Well, hopefully, I'll snap out of it soon enough.  In the meantime, I've been looking through my archive of old blogs and emails and found this.  Thought I'd share ...

Maybe

Maybe God wanted us to meet the wrong people before meeting the right one so that when we finally meet the right person, we will know how to be grateful for that gift.

Maybe when the door of happiness closes, another opens; but, oftentimes, we look so long at the closed door that we don't even see the new one which has been opened for us.

Maybe it is true that we don't know what we have until we lose it, but it is also true that we don't know what we have been missing until it arrives.

Maybe the happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way.

Maybe the brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past; after all, you can't go on successfully in life until you let go of your past mistakes, failures and heartaches.

Maybe you should dream what you want to dream; go where you want to go; be what you want to be, because you only have one life and one chance to do all the things you dream of and want to do.

Maybe there are moments in life when you miss someone - a parent, a spouse, a friend, a child - so much that you just want to pick them from your dreams and hug them for real.

Maybe the best kind of friend is the kind you can sit on a porch and swing with, never say a word, and then walk away feeling like it was the best conversation you've ever had.  We should all have one.

Maybe you should always try to put yourself in others' shoes.  If you feel that something could hurt you, it probably will hurt the other person, too.

Maybe you should do something nice for someone every single day, even if it is simply to leave them alone.

Maybe giving someone all your love is never an assurance that they will love you back.  Don't expect love in return; just wait for it to grow in their heart; but, if it doesn't, be content that it grew in yours.

Maybe happiness waits for all those who cry, all those who hurt, all those who have searched, and all those who have tried, for only they can appreciate the importance of all the people who have touched their lives.

Maybe you shouldn't go for looks; they can deceive.  Don't go for wealth; even that fades away.  Go for someone who makes you smile, because it takes only a smile to make a dark day seem bright.  Find the one that makes your heart smile.

Maybe you should hope for enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human, and enough hope to make you happy.

And the last maybe - when you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling.  Maybe you should try to live your life so that when you die, you are the one who is smiling and everyone around you is crying.

Love is not about finding the perfect person, it's about learning to see an imperfect person perfectly.


On March 16, 2007, I wrote on my blog that I really needed these words.  It was in the morning so, I guess, I wasn't having a very good start to my day.  But now, it's almost six years later, and it's pretty late at night, and these words impact me in a different way.  It's not fulfilling a need but more like a confirmation.