black coffee and cigarettes

It would be so easy to forget the things in life that we should be grateful for.  It would be so easy to sleep until late in the afternoon.  Shut the lights. Turn off the phone.  Forget to return the phone calls of the ones who love us the most. Dwell on the relationships that we do not have and mourn the ones we have lost.  It would be so easy to think “I can’t.  I won’t.  It just won’t work.”  It takes courage to face each day with a smile on your face.  Await challenges and face your obstacles.  It takes courage to ask, “What’s next?” and have faith that the answer means better things are coming.  After all, life is an occasion that we all need to rise to if we only have the courage to show up.