Awe and Dread

Do you ever have those days where your hair is a mess? I don't mean one or two strands out of place. I mean you grew your hair out, dedicated time every day to care for it tenderly and now all of it has decided to revolt and betray you...

THAT kind of bad hair day.

Today was that day for me. (You're welcome everyone surrounding me for making your hair look AH-mazing.) 

Maybe it was the I-have-to-be-smart-since-I'm-ugly feeling kicking in that got me, but I started marveling at two unique human emotions- awe and dread. 

So this one is for you, sweet pea. To the one that's having a bad hair day. To the one that's giving up. To the one that's unfocused and barely hanging on by a thread. This is for you, to remind you that despite your atrocious hair, it is a marvel to be alive. 

Something spectacular comes from the recognition that we are alive; the recognition of our own existence fuels our self-esteem. We each want to feel like we serve as a person of value in a world of meaning. 

Yet often our world of meaning crumbles before our feet... And that's okay. 

You still serve a purpose; you serve a purpose only YOU can fulfill. You'd be trippin' if you were beginning to think otherwise! ((Yes, I'm an English Major and fully support the use of the word 'trippin' and the use of #hashtags)) 

Look, we're highly social and vastly intelligent creatures. We have the power to create the unknown.... CREATE. THE. UNKNOWN. Crazy, right?! 

So today be in awe of your existence. When you have a desire to live, but realize bad hair days are inevitable, it will make life a whole hell of a lot easier.

Start dreaming, okay?

The world needs that dream. 

Nobody else can understand your dream but you,

doesn't mean it's not worthy,

it means you are the only one worthy of fulfilling it.