It's Only Life...

"Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened."

This quote says a lot about life...

Everyone has their ups and downs - my life is mostly sideways all the time.

At least that's how I see it.

Friendships have come and gone, some still linger on the back burner.

My life has forever changed since my baby boy has been born and I'm missing being pregnant. I never really considered how I'd feel after Ryan was born. I find myself being envious of pregnant women and missing the feel of him moving around inside my belly. It's a weird emotion, but I can't really help the way it feels. I wonder how common this is for pregnant women. Does this jealously drive most women to have babies closer together or will it drive me crazy to wait two years or so to have another baby?

I'm sad that my pregnancy is over, but I'm truly happy that it happened - and I look forward to getting to know my son better and raising him to be the best man possible.

Moving on... about the blog title.

Some friends of mine are going through a hard time right now and I really just wanted to reach out to those that read this blog and care what I have to say. I listened to this song "It's Only Life" by Kate Voegele last night... take a listen first and then I'll keep talking...

This song was featured in the movie 'Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2'... and it's truly a song that touched me last night when I was thinking about my friends struggling through life right now - financial issues, dreams being shattered and big decisions on the edge of being made. Life is hard, things get tough and sometimes it's really hard to cope.

Just remember it's only life. You have to find a way to get back on your feet, don't look away, and don't run away... don't be hesitant and don't be defensive, it's only life.

These lyrics touched my life as well - it helps me realize that sometimes you have to live your life day by day and you can't run away from it and you can't hide from it.

In the end of the song it says "Don't be so afraid, Of facing everyday, Just take your time, it's only life"... this line I think says it all. You have to be patient and let things happen in life, you can't always control everything. Sometimes you just have to ride the waves of things that happen and deal with things as they come... you can't always have a plan and you can't always fix it. You just have to be honest with those you love about how you feel and work towards what you want in life. It's not a song that says give up on your dreams, but sometimes it's worth setting your dreams aside to let someone else find there's. Or it's not worrying about how your emotions or concerns about something might sway someone else's decision - you have to be honest about it and deal with it all at once.

This little quote says it all...



Life is what you make of it and no one can take that away from you!

To those who need to hear it - It's only life. I'm here for you and I love you. Things will work out
one way or another.

In the end it will all be okay... if it's not, then it's not the end!