"I am in love with the idea of being in love. I love the feeling you get when you're around someone you have feelings for, I love how happy it makes me, I love being able to have someone to talk to at all times, having someone make you smile and laugh. I'm scared of the idea of being in love too, though. I'm scared of rejection, scared of being hurt, and being brought down."

stolen from tumblr but so true.

Be soft.

Do not let the world make you hard. Do not let the pain make you hate. Do not let the bitterness steal your sweetness. Take pride that even though the rest of the world may disagree, you still believe it to be a beautiful place.

-Kurt Vonnegut

(I need to remind myself of this more often.)

"write your troubles in sand, carve your blessings in stone."

open up!

people experience things differently. it is important to listen and listen well. take in other people's values and opinions and consider why they react to things the way that they do. treat every situation, especially problematic ones, as if it is a brand new one. engage in these situations and you will be able to make the best of them. don't run from the opportunity to grow! 


"Be uncomfortable to make others comfortable."

him. my old him.

i wasn't supposed have an interest in you, but i did. i wasn't supposed to open up to you, but i did. i wasn't supposed to start talking to you, but i did. we weren't supposed to connect on that level, but we did. we weren't supposed to have those secret meetings, but we did. i wasn't supposed to like you so much, but i did. we weren't supposed to lust over each other from across the room, but we did. i wasn't supposed to fall in love with you, but i did. i was supposed to be patient and respect your lack of emotional expression, but for some reason i couldn't. i wasn't supposed to end things with you, but i had to. i wasn't supposed to cry, but i did, a lot, for weeks. i'm not supposed to miss you or want to talk to you, but i do. 

ideal situation

i would really like my next relationship type situation to start by getting asked on a real date. especially being asked in person or maybe over the phone but definitely not on the internet. i'm really over that. and i want us to continue to date for a while and not know each other on social networks (unless we already did) so that there aren't any distractions from what's going on between me and him. although i invested a lot of feelings in my last situation, i don't know any other way to be. i'm just ready for something deeper.

progress.

Take pride in how far you have come and have faith in how far you will go.

-Christian Larson 

be yourself.

He who knows others is wise. He who knows himself is enlightened. 

 -Lao Tzu

pencils.

the concept of a pencil is somewhat amazing if you apply it to real life. when a mistake is made, erase it. simply erase it. sometimes there are some marks still left over, and those are the memories you've made through making that mistake. but if there aren't any marks, LET IT GO. don't hold on to the past for too long. you have to take it and grow. another positive to pencils, is that if you lose your spark, your special touch, you can resharpen your point. there is always room from improvement, and personally i think too many people forget that or dismiss that idea. i encourage people to use pencils. 

It's my new blog!! I'm really excited to start fresh with a place to express what inspires me along with some great quotes and experiences I go through, especially during my senior year in college. It's gonna be awesome.