Step it up and risk it.

So from one minute to the next I was shook. From finding peace, ease, tranquility, I was suddenly sent to disturb. And that happens to every one of us. Thing is, they say, that in order to reach places, especially with others, you got to put your guard down. I, however, strongly disagree. But on occasions it is true. Yet it is also true that when you do, right on the spot, someone tries to make you crack. It’s as if you are a punching bag, trying to see how many hits you can take.

For once, I had decided keep my walls. Close myself off from everyone and avoid any type of intimacy, with anyone. Still, I realized that wasn’t a solution either. See, no one messed with me, you could say, but I was unhappy anyways. Which made me realized that, in life, you have to undeniably take risks. And taking risks equals putting your guard down. Yes you will get hurt, bruised, but most importantly, you’ll be taught. So let go, live, suffer and rejoice, for that only makes you better on the long hall. Keeping this in mind, here’s a little story.

She had a feeling about that girl for a very long time. It was a shady, harsh feeling. She didn’t trust her, not at all, but against all odds she let all grudges go and patch things up. Only to be stabbed in the back once more. And so they say, “Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.” That girl’s false pretense infuriated her every time, but they both had come to terms. Or so she thought. Since that fake once again tried pushing her around and claim what wasn’t her. This time, she tried to be the bigger person, left her pride aside and put everything out there, but found a door shut that implied that there was no longer any possibility of understanding. Ultimately, a lesson was learned, she put herself on the line to have a friend, who betrayed her. And again she gave her all to make peace and got rejected. So yes, you have to make choices, sometimes hard, but eventually, you have to chance it. In contrast, she may have lost one friend, which may have been convenient, but she still has many others that are worth much more due to being risky.

This makes me conclude that in life, it’s all about how you throw it off. You have options, you make choices, you get hit or you succeed. It’s pretty simple. But whatever the outcomes are each time, never stop putting yourself out there, because for every loss, comes more treasure, and every second, brings a new opportunity.