Enchantment Every Day: A Guide to Romanticizing Life
A woman having a picnic by herself, holding a wine glass (Source: Life Goals Co.)
Oftentimes, we tend to forget how to enjoy every second of our lives, and end up taking things for granted. Thus, to prevent taking things for granted, we ought to enjoy every single thing that we get to experience in this life. It could be by experiencing every emotion, whether it’s sad, happy, confused, mad, and so on. Perhaps, it could also be by doing what we love the most, like drinking a cup of coffee, watching the sunset, going on night drives, etc.
Most of us have probably ever questioned ourselves, “How can I enjoy life?” or “How do I romanticize life?”. The answer is quite simple. In order for us to enjoy life itself, we have to learn how to savor every single moment. Sometimes life gives us lemons, but we could always just make some lemonade. When we’re sad, angry, and feeling all these other negative emotions, we tend to push them away because we often think that avoiding them might help us to stay on the brighter side of life. However, bottling up our emotions will not help. When you’re sad, cry it all out. When you’re disappointed, let it all out by journaling, praying to God, etc. We have to validate every single feeling that we have at the moment and know that it is okay to feel sad, empty, disappointed, and angry. All of these feelings are normal to feel.
Perhaps you got rejected by someone who you thought was the one, or maybe you got a disappointing grade, or maybe you felt like you got left behind somehow, or maybe you got disappointed by someone’s behavior. It’s only human to be sad, angry, and disappointed at these circumstances. You ought to know that you cannot force yourself to be happy all the time. The key to romanticizing life is to enjoy every moment of joy and pain that happens in your life. Life is not all rainbows like in the fairytales, but that’s the point! Life is bittersweet itself. My dad once told me that life is just like the coffee I usually drink. Bitter at the beginning and sweet at the end. It means that life isn’t all about the happy parts only, sometimes we can also feel lost in the dark and that’s okay.
To summarize it all, the key to romanticizing life is to accept every moment and emotion that you’re experiencing and feeling, whether it’s bad or good. Know that you are not alone in this. Remember to enjoy everything while it lasts and not take things for granted.