it's okay to be sad.

on a daily basis, i experience a lot of emotions. some would even go so far as to say that i am dripping with enthusiasm.

which i am.

i wake up tired, but excited. i get impatient as i wait for the muni, but feel relief as it comes over the hill.   i look forward to a diet coke before 10 am, and watch the clock with anticipation if i am meeting a friend for lunch. lastly, i am grateful when the day is over and i can crawl into bed and enjoy a peaceful slumber.

but sometimes, something makes me real sad. unexpectedly, even. like in the blink of an eye something changes and turns everything around to a place of deep-sighing and eye-rolling. like all of a sudden what once was, isn't.

and it makes you real, real sad. and not just like, "oh someone drank the last diet coke my life is over," or "i let my iPhone soak in 20 oz of water for 10 hours," kind of sad. like, takes your breath away and makes you feel like your lungs are going to collapse, sad.

but i'm here to say, it's okay to be sad. it means you still have hope. it means you care, or cared, enough about something. it shows that your heart is open and your soul is alive.

it means the passion is still within you, and the drive to be happy and have the life you always imagined is within your reach. it says, "i haven't given up, i'm still fighting for this."

it shows you still believe. and as long as you still believe, you're going to be okay.

xoxo