A year later

Today this entry isn't going to be my usual music or spoken word writing. Today this entry is about reflecting while I'll try and keep my tears in check. Today marks the year of my god father passing away. I can recall the my mom calling me repeatedly around 3am trying to get a hold of me or my sister, telling me that my god father was in the hospital. Then we both rush to the hospital and from there it was a week of back and forth to the hospital, no sleep, hoping for the best, until the day came where we had to let him go. It happened so quickly that it was like I had no time to breathe. Who knew from that day on was a turning point in my life.

Everyone hears, "life is short" and "you never know when you're time is up" I've taken note of these things but never really put too much thought into it until it actually hit me. Other times when relatives passed away, I understood, I get it only because it really was their time to go. This time it was different, it was unexpected.

Most people don't realize what they do day in to day out, they don't see that they are living a vicious circle of just literally sleep, eat, work, repeat. Now some are okay with that, I see things differently. I believe there's more out there and that there's more living to do than just in the little sandbox that everyone is comfortable with.

With that said, really just really stop for a minute and live a little. Live life, take chances, don't care about what people think about you, make moves, if you like someone tell them, don't live life with regrets, make every moment, take control of your life, stop being scared, be responsible but carefree, stop dreaming and start doing, never settle.

What I'm trying to get at is, do the things you want to do, what makes you happy, because really time is short and we all don't know when our time is up. Take advantage of your life now before it's too late. Always keep fighting for what you want and never give up. Love yourself, your family, and your friends.

I still miss you and I know you're in a better place. I'll see you, not soon but you know what I mean.

"The best way to live life, is a life with no regrets",

Justin