In today's society so much is going wrong.

From our grades to our looks and everything taking so long.

Our society tells us that we will never be satisfied,

So we spend out whole lives looking on the outside.

Saying,

"Why can't I be like x, y, or z?

Why do horrible things always happen to me?"

And I will tell you right now I do the same thing.

Each morning I wake up and the whole world begins again.

With the dying and disaster and the evils that corrupt,

Sometimes I stare at the ceiling and wish I could go up

And out of this place and away from all this strss.

 

But then I step outside and birds are singing.

And a breeze nestles in my skin.

And I do the one thing they always say to do.

I breathe in.

 

And I let go.

 

Because let's face it this world is a mess, it's true.

Sometimes I wonder what my great grandparents would think if they only knew,

The amount of kids who are dying on the streets because no one wants to understand,

And there doesn't seem to be a soul who wants to take their hand,

And help them up out of that deep dark place.

 

But then I step outside and the sun shines down,

And no matter what I do each morning the earth is still spinning round.

So I do the one thing I have always been told to do.

I breathe in.

 

And I let go.

 

Because the best things in life are right here in my lungs,

In my voice, in my hands,

In my feet, limbs and tongue.

And each day I wake up and I am made new.

By the constant reminder that the only true,

Constant in life is change,

And  by all odds I am standing here when I should be,

Six feet under with all the rest,

 But I breathe in and out and I find there is air in my chest.

Which means I am still alive to make a difference,

To make a change,

To make anew.

So I think I will start by saying something to you.

 

A million billion coincidences brought you here today. 

A trillion what ifs and maybes brought you on your way.

And all the things that could have stopped you dead in your tracks fell away.

 

And now you are here. And you breathe.

So put your hand to your chest and close your eyes.

Do you feel it?

That's you.

You are here against all odds.

Against everything that could have gone wrong.

Against turmoil and heartbreak, chaos and all the long,

Days when you wished you were never born.

But you are here and you breathe and there is breathe in your lungs!

So put your hand right there, 

Where you know your heart will be.

And feel that life there that's blazing.

And that

Is amazing.