When You Realize

 Anna Trimieux once was quoted with these beautiful words  "If you have something to do, someone to love and something to hope for every day becomes a celebration."  This is one of my favourite sayings but with no disrespect to Ms.Trimieux it can be altered.  If we can learn to change the "If" to when you realize.
   "If you have something to do" you still get up for work and well just go to work.  When you realize that each responsibility comes with a greater purpose, you get to make your mark in this world.   When we realize that everything we do affects all those around us. If we take the perspective that we are more relevant in our lives than we give ourselves credit for,  everything we do would be done with a sense of pride and purpose.  Pride and purpose are two of the biggest defining features in an individual's soul.   Work is not something you have to go to but rather get to go to.   No job is to big or small because you were hired for a purpose and its on you to fulfil that purpose. .  The key is to love who you are, like who you are and you will realize that there is much relevance and excitement in your being.
  "Someone to love" is too negative a connotation for me.  Once again if you were to say instead "when we realize how many people we have to love."   If you can't think of multiple people who love you than you need to look at you.  I am getting married to the person I love the most but it doesn't mean my love is wiped out there.  In my existence in this beautiful world I have been granted the opportunity to be loved by the many individuals I have come across.  Everyday we get to think of individuals past and present with the understanding we wouldn't be standing if not for love.  Love dispels hatred, greed, envy, lust, selfish ambition and replaces them with pure joy.   Love is reciprocal which makes it beautiful, whether its  family members, your friends, or co-workers we have to rejoice because we all have many people to love.
   "Something to hope for" is a great feeling.  There should not be a time without having something to hope for.   Every day I wake up with a smile on my face and thank God for the day that is given to me. Each day we spend more time with ourselves and our thoughts.    If you learn to love who you are and like your own company then you will be hopeful for all the experiences you have throughout the day.  Each second we live is a second of us getting older.  What is there to hope for more than the day we are currently in.  There are so many blessings we get throughout each day, train yourself to be hopeful for each one of them.
   Everyday does have a celebration.  Go to work and make the most of it, take each work day as an opportunity to spend the day with people you love and who love you.  Always take to heart that age wrinkles the face but lack of enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.
   "When we realize all we get to do, how many people we get to love and many things to be hoping for everyday becomes a celebration"