Life is a box full of surprises.

The world is a box of surprises, for many, more like a Pandora box rather than something pleasant. Whatever the situation might be, over time we come to find that regardless of how much we think we know we really never know when there is a storm coming. Despite of how much we want to, the reality is that we can never protect ourselves or the people we love from its consequences.

Unfortunately in the frantic need  to protect  ourselves from the worst that could happen we shut down and put the walls up. This choice may prevent the pain and possible suffering but it will also put a stop on the best and great things that could happen.

No question that living life forgetting of the things that have happened to us, either good or bad, is just plain foolishness. If the scars from the past stops us from taking the risk and even changing our current mind set, we must re-learn how to move forward, not forgetting about tomorrow's possible pains but focusing on the things that goes right, right here and right now, making today a day that will be worth living and remembering tomorrow. There are no guarantees we will have pain or happiness, the odds are exactly the same. The only guarantee we have in life is that we'll die sometime. Everything else is just up to us.

There's a lot of sunshine to enjoy in life. Even when the skies seems covered with dark grey clouds the sun is still shining, and once in a while, if we take our eyes out of our own 'little world', we'll see that its rays pierces through the clouds, maybe to remind us that nothing is as bad as we think, and even if they are they won't last forever, to remind us that there is always hope and life is senselles when there is no hope of better things to come.

The truth is that we can only appreciate the sunshine if we are willing to learn the lessons we were supposed to  and have the courage to keep our eyes and hearts open to new experiences and possibilities.                                                                                                                 

'Life is a like a shell, you can either cross the ocean or hide on it. In the end is always a matter of choice.' N. Cardoso 04/19/2011