awful sweet to be a little butterfly

"Some days you are feeling good. Some days you are feeling bad. That's okay. It just means you are alive."

Wise words from my amazing ballet teacher, who, every now and then, will come up with one of these poignantly profound little 'isms that blow my mind. It's the simplest statement, really. Something that we all know and have heard some variation of our entire lives.

But something about the way my teacher said that really struck me. It sums up everything I've been trying to convey to the world for the past few months. This whole blog is about trying to get people to realize that they don't have to be perfect all the time. That we all have our ups and downs, and that there is always good that can come from the bad stuff.

Sometimes I just want someone to come up to me and say, "Hey. I know you're having a bad day. It'll be okay. This is what life is. This is how you grow. This is how you turn into the person you want to be."

This blog is my way of telling the world that it's okay to have bad times. My way of saying that you're allowed to be weak for a bit. I want to make sure people understand that there is always going to be something in your way, but you can get past it, with time and patience and in your own way.

I'm trying to remind you that you are human, so you're not always going to have the maximum energy and you're not always going to be rich and you're not always going to feel like you can make it any further. But the beauty of being human is that you are constantly changing, just like the rest of nature. Which means that you have a new opportunity every day to take on the world however you see fit that day.

I think I write to tell people what I wish I could hear sometimes. We all need support, whether we choose to admit it or not. Some of us are more willing to ask for help than others, and that's alright too.

So please, next time you feel like you've been knocked down or like no amount of sappy music and chocolate can make you feel better, think of the fact that you are human and you have the luxury of being alive in this crazy, hectic, insane, wonderful world.