Live Today
"This is the day that the Lord has made."
The sentence was said by a very beautiful seventy-five-year-old lady. It's a quote contained in the Joyce Tenneson photography book, Wise Women. Tenneson is one of the most distinguished photographers of our time. She made this beautiful work by photographing old women and combining the images with her subjects' messages.
I spent my life thinking about my past, fearing my future. I am still like that. I inspect life from the inside. I go deep, very deep in my questions, almost automatically.
I spent my life living and reading, believing that life is incredibly hard. I still do. It's not easy to survive. But I learned one thing about me: I have faith, because any time we cry it's because we have faith, we are reacting, we are saying loud that we want to live. Life always finds a way, as Adverb says.
I guess it was that. One side, very pessimistic and suspicious, made me very cautious while the other side, a dreamer, gave me faith, even if I didn't realize it, even if sometimes I still don't appreciate it.
And love is this, to give and to receive. Because any time I go again to my inside world Adverb goes there and brings me back to show me how good it is to breathe. Any time I look at him and remember all that we've crossed to be together, I believe.
I don't know what tomorrow will bring but I can do my best today. That's what I try. Not easy, but worth it. Because it is good to smile. And, "This is the day that the Lord has made."
We dont know if we are going to win the lottery, but we can, at least, buy the ticket. What I mean is, I don't believe love is an easy road, but I believe we should try, only with attempts can life can bring something. I don't say go to the road and flirt with everyone you see. I say, anytime you believe, go for it.
Go cautiously: remember, if you are not the first one to love you, things will always be more difficult. But don't deny yourself life.
Wasn't easy to put myself inside a plane to meet someone I had never seen. Yes, I was speaking with him for almost two-and-a-half-years, but still it wasn't easy to make that decision. But I made it. Of course I had friends in Paris, I felt secure, and...
I dont regret it. I love my Adverb. I believe. The future? I don't know, but, "This was the day the Lord has made."
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