Don't Waste Them

So much depends on the small muscle squeezing in your chest.

The average person gets about 2,759,400,000 of these muscle contractions. If you're really lucky, you'll get 3,127,320,000. And if you're extremely healthy, you could get up to 3,642,408,000 heartbeats. 

That's much less than the US national debt. That's less than half of the world's current population. In the grand scheme of things, we don't have that many heartbeats. We don't have very many days on this Earth. We don't get many chances to make things right, to enjoy the relationships we've forged, to take the little things in, to share the joy of life. 

So yes, you may get your feelings hurt by a friend, lose a job opportunity, have no idea what you're doing with your life, get dumped by your boyfriend, anything...but you still have millions of more heartbeats. Don't waste them on worrying.

Here's some things that have helped me to forget the worry & remember the heartbeats I have yet to experience.

1. Remember how far you've come.

2. Snuggle your teddy bear (mine's name is Seamus).

3. Take a dancing time-out (i suggest the song from The Perfect Man that they danced to, listed below).

4. Read a favorite book (one of mine is To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee).

5. Take a walk outside, breathe in some fresh air.

6. Watch a favorite TV show or movie (clearly mine is Castle...followed by Grey's Anatomy-the early years).

7. Read the scriptures (this is D&C 121:7-9--LDS canon).

8. Watch your goldfish swim in circles (this is Rick).

Whatever you do, don't give up hope. You've still got millions and millions of heartbeats left. Don't waste them.

"Rejection isn't failure. Failure is giving up. Everybody gets rejected. It's how you handle it that determines where you'll end up." -Richard Castle, Castle

"Even on the worst day, there is a possibility for joy." -Kate Beckett, Castle