Today I'm doing my best to enjoy the moment. I often get so caught up in the day to day, the rat race, social media, the "what if"s, and the "I wish"es. I forget to look up and see the beauty around me. I often become overwhelmed by what I think I ought to be doing, and forget to appreciate the things I am doing. I'm slowly remembering to live in the moment, to enjoy today for all its provided me. I wish I could live everyday the way it looks in pretty instagram posts but alas, life isn't what we show on social media. It's not always that easy and it takes work to live up to our ideas of happiness. That's not to say it's impossible, it just means we need to make the effort. To stop comparing ourselves to others and the vastness of the internet, embrace our sad moments as clues to what we want to change and move forward at a pace that is possible for us. And to recognize the little smiles that we can come up with every day. Here's one of the most incredible sunsets I've ever witnessed. One that helped remind me that all the other stuff didnt really matter right then, because there was supreme beauty in that moment, and this moment is all we have. Those who saw this sunset, I'm sure will remember. #newyears2015

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"When each day is the same as the next, it's because people fail to recognize the good things that happen in their lives every day that the Sun rises." ~ Paul Coelho ~ *The Alchemist*