"life is what you make of it"

for a long while, i haven't noticed what have i been doing nor have i even cared
for what i will be doing. i just let the day dictate what I should do.

then, one raindy morning, while I was eating my Honey Stars, my mom and I
had a short talk about one of my troubled aunts. we never knew what to make
about her illness. maybe it was depression, maybe something else, it's as good
as anyone's guess. but she then told me that life is what you make of it.

yes, i was enjoying the tastiest stars in the universe and at the same time, it
was as if the universe itself stopped moving. and i came to wonder what do I
make of life. i was living a good life but, even you, could achieve something better...

so much better that it might not be real anymore, much like a fantasy.
but you know what, i have and always been a dreamer. everything could
happen, you just need to time it just right, because there are no second
chances in life.
once it is over, that's it.

my blog's name is wishful thinking for the reason that it describes who i'am.

The noun wishful thinking has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the illusion that what you wish for is actually true
Meaning #2: wishful thinking is the formation of beliefs and making decisions according to what might be pleasing to imagine instead of by appealing to evidence or rationality.

as an idiom:
Interpreting matters as one would like them to be, as opposed to what they really are. For example, Matthew wanted to be a basketball player, but with his height that was wishful thinking. This term comes from Freudian psychology of the mid-1920s and soon began to be used more loosely.

but i realized that i'am not dreaming, i am capable of doing things. i have the ability to turn the tides and move mountains. i have the ability to choose and take action.

and now that i'am wide awake, actually see how beautiful the world really is in its
purest form.