Clutch

Whose to say the ordinary moments can't be the ones you never seem to shake from your mind? When did the situational hiccups we find ourselves in become the benchmark for evaluating the excitement in our lives? Every moment has the opportunity to be "extraordinary"- the only thing that keeps us from crossing that threshold is our own reluctance. It's like this psychological impediment that we don't allow more than X amount of wonderful things to happen to ourselves in a given period. Why? Perhaps because it is distilled into a way of thinking that our perception of normal or average has to be at a level removed from anything worth noting. In short, if you are bored of your daily routine you have only yourself to blame. Quite frankly, this is a mental disorder. Why is it that so many people are unhappy with their lives, on anti-depressants, and complaining on an hourly basis? No one is incapable of living in the moment. So why is it that so many people self diagnose their situation as tragic, lame or beyond repair?
An impulse gone unmet could be the difference. If you can grasp the gravity of that statement then you will begin to view the world in a new light. You can't be afraid of silly things like rejection and failure, yes silly. Your time is too precious to be caught up in factors you can never control. If you are of the mindset that damage control or manipulation can always fix life's flubs then you don't get it. While Life is a game, it's not like hitting a reset button when you twist the truth or sweep something under the rug- you aren't that slick. Someone always notices and your reputation will follow you to your grave (short of being carved into your epitaph). If you can't come to terms with your own short comings how can you expect others to? Just take a chill pill. If you fuck up every once in a while, just learn from it. If you can't dance, just embrace your body jive. If you fall victim to public embarrassment, laugh louder than the crowd. People will love you for it, in fact they eat it up! Don't get caught up in the technical implementation of this process, it's not a science- it's a way of life.
My days are extraordinary by choice. I find joy in being smiled at, flattery in having a door held open for me, laughter through my clumsiness, humility in the friendships I encounter daily, and a complete feeling of jubilation when I get one of those overwhelming happy sighs. -The kind that just radiates from your core (of what can only be described as the body's effort to notify you that your mind was just blown - a cerebral explosion that practically causes the endorphins to fly out your mouth).
To quote George Bernard Shaw, "Life is not about finding yourself, it's about creating yourself". Be the person you want to be remembered for. And never be so foolish as to take the ordinary moments for granted, because it is those that define you.