Stories.

I've always been interested in the stories we're told. How do these stories effect each of us and what we can do it? When it comes right down to it, our life seems like one of those plot arcs we learn in primary school. There's always beginnings, climaxes, and an end. The cycle keeps going and all this stuff that goes on between each beginning and end is the most important.

I don't think we always realize how much our life resembles a story. We just live the day to day grind and most of the time we think that if we aren't dead then we've achieved something. But what are we truly achieving if everyday looks like the next? If we aren't letting certain incidents in our life to push us further towards that climax? I would never presume to say that then your life isn't worth anything, of course it is, but it makes me wonder about the story. How does it look? Where is each climax?

Perhaps it's the eternal optimist that resides in me that truly believes that life will always get better. That things can change and we don't have to accept things as they are. People will always surprise you if you let them. I believe this, but sometimes I wonder how it's truly affecting my life? If at all.

So, how do we live most of the time? Do we live with this constant idea that things will change and get better? That people are beautiful things at their core? Or do we let the daily grind get in the way?

So, I'm here asking - what does you story look like? What does mine look like?