You Look So Serious...

This life, well, it's the only one we've been given.
As much as I hate the phrase, there is great truth behind yolo.
We have one life, one shot at making something of ourselves and for ourselves in this crazy place, one shot at creating our dreams and living to make us happy.
And so why do we hide behind pretences and insecurities?

All you need is 20 seconds of courage.
That's all you need to go and do something amazing.
Because if you don't, if you sit here wondering what it would be like, you're missing out.
Longing for something, or someone, is useless if you're not willing to act on it.
Dreaming of accomplishments isn't worth anything if you're not willing to go out there and make things happen.

Because we have one shot at this.
We have one chance to prove to ourselves, not everyone else (though that does come), but to ourselves, that we are capable of immeasurably inspiring things.

So please, get up!
Get up and dance and sing and cry and yell and smile!

Life is too short,
too short for anything except happiness,
too short not to take risks,
too short not to love,
too short not to be inspired
and too short not to go out there and get what you want.
What you work hard for.

Life is too short to whine and complain.
Inspire me, my dears.
Inspire yourselves.

I challenge you. This coming year, put all your difficulties and all the reasons why you can't behind you. Do it with me. Make your resolution to inspire yourself. To work hard and to smile and be that someone who never slows down. The one who seems to make everything possible. Not because it's easy, but because they are able to pick themselves up again and again and keep going. Make your dreams a reality.

- xx, Kelly.