Let Yourself

There’s a moment in life

A moment that takes your breath away

And that feeling of not being able to breathe…

It’s okay

It’s okay because in that moment

You feel so much

Except scared

It seems like you can’t be scared

Or angry

Or sad

Anxious

Frustrated

…Just happy

Content

Life seems to have gotten so much simpler

And it’s peaceful

Suddenly all those dark skies

That endless rain

The constant storms

They’re gone

People say there’s always a rainbow after rain

You know what?

They’re right

There’s a moment in life

A moment that takes your breath away

You can’t breathe

You can’t think

You just let life happen

And when you let life happen

Take its course

Things make sense

And you realize something

Those dark skies

That endless rain

Those constant storms

They may have been there

In fact, they are there

But hiding behind it is that rainbow

It’s always there

So why don’t we notice it?

I don’t know

I’m still trying to figure it out

But you know what?

Despite all the hardships

Life can be good

Life is good

So let those moments take your breath away

However small they may be

It’s incredible how amazing life is

When we let go of the very thing that allows us to live

It’s those moments that we’ll always remember

So let yourself have moments

Just let life happen

And be captivated in the journey

Let yourself be mesmerized

Let yourself be you

Let yourself fall in love

Just let go of what’s holding you back

And just let yourself be happy

Written August 9, 2013

By Elisse Cook