You know life isn’t all sunshine and rainbows. Life will take you out and flip you around with waves crashing upon you. The waves create a darkness over the sun, compressing the hope from your soul.

The wild thing is, you don’t give up. You continue fighting the swell, trying to make it back to shore. Sometimes, the waves stop allowing you to breathe and relax with the light shining through, providing hope that everything will work out.

Seeing the light is your sign that you must keep going forward. No matter how strong the current or how big of a wave life tries to topple over you. Your energy of determination and adversity to keep your head above water trumps anything life challenges you with. It is only then in those times that you are truly tested. Is the will to survive and create your hope bigger and stronger than the will to say, “I give up on life; you win.”

What will you do to keep strong and fight the current? What will motivate you to keep going? How much do you believe in your will to survive and strive for more? You see your dreams in the distance, and it is solely up to you to work your a** off to get where you feel you deserve to be.

Instead of viewing life’s current and waves as a monster trying to prevent you from reaching land, imagine that maybe, life is simply guiding you in a different direction. Instead of resisting, try surrendering and trusting that life has YOU in its best interests. Find a way to let go of the stress and energy you are wasting fighting back. Allow the waves to carry you forward, to work in your favor. The will to survive is enough, and life sees that in you. Living this long in life, you know your life path isn’t a straight line like an arrow. There are turns and forks in the road with several options. Do you take the bold, unforsaken path needed to be groomed by you? Or do you take the more straightforward, laid-out path similar to a template on life? There are no wrong answers.

Boldness is not an easy trait yet seems simple once the act is complete. Remember, while on the bold, unforsaken path, it is a blank canvas waiting for an artist to create it from their own vision. Fortune favors the bold, but can you allow yourself to let go and trust that life is looking out for you as you face its hardships? Believe in your ability to keep your head above water. Trust in yourself and The Universe. In the end, if you don’t give up on yourself in the process, everything will be okay.