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How To Live Your Life According To BON JOVI

Be Who You Wanna Be, Be Who You are!

One of Bon Jovi’s lesser known songs, Welcome To Wherever You Are, is probably one of their most inspirational ones. With all the pressure in our everyday lives to be better, stronger and more successful than everyone else, it’s easy to feel inadequate, depressed and simply just not good enough. We need this song to remind us that everybody’s different but they are all a miracle in their own way. In different points in my life when I've doubted myself I considered what I had achieved and the lyrics of this song came to my mind: this is your life, you made it this far. For everyone who feels down, trust me and Bon Jovi when we say that right here, right now, you’re exactly where you’re supposed to be!

I Just Wanna Live While I’m Alive!

In other words, #yolo baby! Millennials, let’s get real for a moment. Drake came out with The Motto in 2011. Talk about being late to the party! It was Bon Jovi who said ‘it’s now or never’ back in 2000 and told my 10 year old self that I ain’t gonna live forever. So, I learnt that It’s My Life and it’s up to me not to be just a face in the crowd. Don’t be fooled though. This song is not about partying and living an easy life of fame and glory. It’s about fighting for what you want, because luck ain’t even lucky and you must try hard to get what you want. It’s a cruel world out there, but, no matter what happens, don’t bend, don’t break, baby don’t back down!

Shinning Like A Diamond, Rolling With The Dice!

The ultimate you-can’t-control-me song. Somehow, Have A Nice Day resonates with me in such a profound way. People tend to think they know better and spend hours trying to convince others that what they are doing is wrong. Trying to tell me how to live is one of the easiest ways to make sure I will stop talking to you. Usually I do my best not to yell who are you to tell me if it’s black or white? at those who try. Instead, I calmly wish them to have a nice day and then I leave (sometimes for good). The truth is, I take pride in knowing myself, my strengths and my weaknesses and what I am capable of. I also know that, even if I do end up making a few wrong choices, they will still be my own and so I am prepared to face the consequences. I will make my own path and show the wind how to fly because that is who I am and who I want to be. All I know is that when the world keeps trying to drag me down, gotta raise my hands, gonna stand my ground!

Our Love Can Move A Mountain!

Finally, a little love lesson, because life without love is not that much fun to be honest. One of the band’s most recent songs is a song full of hope in my opinion. In a world where relationships don’t seem to last and people Give Love A Bad Name, there is still a chance to make things work. Everyone can find that person who is more than just another wave in the ocean, the one to run to when you need a shoulder, who can make things bright with their technicolor kisses. Call me a romantic, I will probably take it as a compliment anyway, but I like to think anything is possible if you believe in we. Besides, Bon Jovi agrees with me, so I know I’m not the only one. So, start believing in love and wrap your arms around me, Because We Can!
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