A New Way to Breathe

I know, the title is cliche, right? Don't lie...you know that's what you were thinking. But bare with me for a little bit..
So let's say you've lived your whole life thinking that your life is normal. That everything you've done, everything you've been taught is just the normal way to go. That's just how it is. Then, after you're mindset is stuck...you meet someone who totally turns your perception of life completely upside down. You realize that the your life was no where near normal. That there's this whole other life that you could have...that you had no idea that even existed! You're like oh my gosh! Is this real? It can't be!
Then...the more you become exposed to the real normal...the more the real normal actually hurts.
The real normal is a place where you can breath deep. Where you can throw you head back and just revel in the warmth of the sun on your face. But..if you're used to not breathing deeply...not being able to breath pure air...your lungs start to burn as you try to breathe. You feel like you're suffocating that you're dying...The sun isn't something you enjoy..it burns like fire... Yet..through the pain...you know. If I can just get through this...if i can just hang on a little bit longer it's gonna be ok. I'll be happy. Life will be good... i just have to learn how to breathe...i have to re-learn life.

And in a little while....you're gonna look back at what normal used to be and you're gonna laugh. Laugh at yourself for making such a big deal about re-learning life. You'll laugh because you'll remember how scared you used to be about this new life. The new normal. But you're gonna be able to breathe deep. You're gonna be able to smile with a true smile that you can feel all the way down in your toes... And you're gonna thank God for opening your eyes. You're gonna thank God for opening your lungs....so you can learn that new way to breath