More than blessed

Before complaining of the things that you don't have

Before grumbling endlessly 

Think about other people

Who have nothing

No food to eat

No clean clothes to wear

No family to support them

No friends to laugh with and have fun

Yet there you are

Having everything you'll ever need

Everything that would complete your life

Yet still not recognizing it

Think about those who are struggling to live another day
Those who have sicknesses that has no cure

Yet here you are
Wasting another moment of your life
Thinking that you have all the time in the world 

Well let me tell you
You don't have all the time
You only have one life to live
Don't waste it

Because you are so focused on what you don't have

You fail to see how blessed you are

Just the fact that you are alive right now
The fact that you are eating three times a day

The fact that you have clothes to wear

The shoes that you have

Friends who are ready to listen to you

Your family that loves you more than you'll ever know

Those simple things are enough
For you to realize how God has blessed you with so much 

I hope we all take time to think about these things
Instead of complaining and grumbling all the time
Why don't you spend time
To count all your blessings

I'm pretty sure you'll be surprised on how much you have
And there's nothing else you could say but
"Thank you Lord"

Remember,
You may not have everything you want
But surely you have everything you need

Make every moment of your life count
Keep in mind these three words, "I. AM. BLESSED."

Behind those curtains

Adrenaline rush

Smiling faces

Beautiful dancing

Standing ovation

Everything she experiences just right before the curtains closes

As she makes her one last bow,

She realizes how nothing can ever beat the feeling

Of being on stage 

Doing the very thing she loves

And nothing would ever change that

As the curtain goes down

And she goes back to her life,

She suddenly gets the urge to share what happens behind those curtains

The side that no audience could see

But only her and every dancer out there

What really happens behind those curtains?

Bleeding toes

Painful ankles

Painful backs

Everything she never thought could hurt

Here it is now haunting her

Summers spent in the studio

Holidays spent for rehearsing

Countless replies of "sorry, I can't, i have ballet" to her friends

Sacrificing school works just to be able to be in the studio

Going to the studio everyday after school

When everyone is out there spending time with their friends

Getting home late and doing school works

When everyone are already ready to sleep 

Working hard and giving everything she has 

In the hopes that someday she would be contented with her technique

When in truth, she knows she can never be good enough

Yet still dancing and never giving up

Never feeling good enough

Never knowing if she would be casted for a dance or not

Wondering when she would be able to do everything perfectly

Just like the dancers she sees and dreams of becoming one

Yet here she is

Still coming back to a place called her second home

The only place where she could free all her problems

And dance it all out

Because she knows

That no one and nothing would ever replace

The feeling of being able to dance

Regardless of what ever happens

She's willing to give everything

Just to be able to dance

Because in her heart she knows

That everything that happens behind those curtains

Always would teach her a lesson and give experiences

That no one and nothing could ever give

And everything she does in the studio 

with her body

With her foot

And with her heart

Would always be worth it in the end