We’ve all known what it feels like to be stuck at a crossroad, not knowing which path leads to salvation. With every decision we make in life, we are handed a gifted box filled with either consequences or blessings. Sometimes we can weigh it out and assume what our box has in store for us, but sometimes it’s just like a scratch and win card and you have no idea if you hit jackpot or wasted your money on your belief in it. I’ve come to realize that with every crossroad, there’s a battle to overcome, whether it’s big or small, there is always a battle.

The crossroads we meet in life can be never ending, whether it’s a lifestyle decision, or an emotion, they even come in the form of a person and we tend to use our hearts more than our rational in most aspects. We’re only human at the end of the day. But why is that a bad thing!

You always hear people say that if you are emotional, it makes you weak and as long as your emotional then the choices you make in life are automatically labeled as “bad choices” simply because your emotions were involved, your vision has been clouded and your thoughts unclear. I disagree. I believe that people who are in touch with their emotions are the strongest of all, because they have truly grasped what life is and what it feels like. They know what it means to be happy or sad, to love or to hurt, they sense motivation and disappointment, they know it all because they allow themselves to truly feel and most importantly, they know what these emotions are composed of and how they can be broken down into either positives or negatives, the sugar and spice of life.

I also believe that being able to tune into your emotions when making these decisions is a gift, we can’t just use our minds and logic because logic doesn’t know how to be human, logic doesn’t feel.

People like to complicate things when in reality everything in life can be simplified down to a question or a saying and when it comes to this, I say: Some things are worth fighting for, you just have to chose your battles. If there’s something in life that you really want then fight for it. You want to earn a degree? Put the effort into studying. Fight. You want to overcome an illness? Work towards a better, healthier life. Don’t let it get the best of you. Fight. You want a promotion? Show them why you deserve one. Fight. You want that ‘love that lasts forever’? Nurture it, protect it, and value it. Overcome obstacles and fight for that person everyday. Whatever it is. Fight.

It’s about giving it your all day after day and not giving up. It’s about reminding yourself of the reasons why you want it in the first place, to quite down the voice in your head that says you cant do it or it’s not worth it or that you’ll come across “better”. Once you put your heart in it, don’t let go because the world is not at your command, and some battles you only face once with effects that can last a lifetime. It’s not going to be easy but it’s definitely going to be worth it.

You’ll never know if you never try….