"Life's a bitch and then you die"

I was 11 years old when I said, "Life's a bitch and then you die". I do not remember where I had heard the phrase, but I remember really liking it. So, I said it every chance I could - most likely for "shock value". I mean, what 11-year-old kid embraces such a mantra? Not long after my adoption of the phrase did it those words drive my worldview.

I was a "dark" child. I was a "dark" teenager. I was "dark" in my twenties and especially in my 30s. My comfortable acceptance of this adage rendered my immediate family and my high school boyfriend/husband to define me a "pessimist", a "fatalist". (martyr, buzz-kill, depressive, morose, and other adjectives often inserted).

One of the purposes of my blog is to share the notable revelations, changes, self-improvements I am experiencing since I turned 40. In this case though,

                                                                Today's epiphany:                
                                                    "Life's a bitch and then you die"


I was an 11-year-old genius!!!  I LOVE this phrase. And I am going to keep this oldie but goodie!


                                                                             Why?

                                                                   Because it is TRUE!!!


At 40, this is a very exciting revelation, and I believe a realistic and therefore an intelligent and productive acknowledgment. I challenge any contention to my assertion that knowing this and embracing this is actually POSITIVE, MATURE, AND LIBERATING!


Now, I do not get upset when things in life are difficult or do not go my way ~ if "life's a bitch", then I can prepare for it and be less disappointed when it happens!

Now, when good things happen, I can be grateful and appreciative ~ if "life's a bitch", the I am granted a gift every time!

Now, when I wake up in the morning, I try to live each day to the fullest ~ if "life's a bitch and then you die", I AM GOING TO LIVE EACH AND EVERY DAY LIKE IT'S MY LAST!


So see, I am not "dark", my worldview is not "pessimistic", the adage "Life's a bitch and then you die" can actually be a presentation of health, a mantra of sanity, an appreciation for and awareness of the importance of living.


Things are hard enough day to day, right? I am choosing NOT to waste any extra energy on being something I am not.


I am a "realist" ~ I am grateful ~ I am happy ~ And "Life's a bitch and then you die" ~


What do you think??