You can stop

You can stop telling me how to think

Stop telling me how to feel

Stop telling me I’m not doing enough

Stop insisting what I see is wrong

Stop agreeing with me for fear of an argument

Stop only half listening

And

Start trying to see with eyes that aren’t yours

Start responding after taking some time instead of reacting in the moment

Start realizing there is more than one way to look at a situation

Start realising that the more you focus on the agenda being pushed, the more you help create it

Start breathing deeply into your heart

Start laughing out loud more often

Start staring at the sky and asking for answers instead of into the television or computer

Start kissing and hugging your friends as if you will never see them again

Start living life as if you don’t know how much time you have left

Because you don’t know.

And we are living now.

Xo S