My Journey~

Be patient when things are not going right. Accept that what is yours will come to you in the right way at just the right moment.

Sometimes beautiful things come into our lives out of nowhere. We can’t always understand them, but we have to trust in them. I know you want to question everything, but sometimes it pays to just have a little faith.

This is what I like about photographs. They’re proof that once, even if just for a heartbeat, everything was perfect.

Respect yourself enough to walk away from anything that no longer serves you, grows you, or makes you happy.

You know you’re in love with somebody when you wake up next to them, comfortable despite your breath smelling like the week-old water at the bottom of a vase, when you are terribly excited to see them, to talk to them again, having missed them after all that sleep.

Find someone who loves you well. Someone who never belittles you. Even in the heat of an argument. Someone who is gentle with you, but does not treat you like you are fragile. Someone who knows what you are capable of, and celebrates those pieces of you. Not someone who is intimidated by your strength. Someone who doesn’t make you feel guilty for being flawed. It is not love’s job to punish you. And remember the person you love is just as broken as you are when they fall short. No one is perfect – do not hold them to this standard. Find someone who is patient, forgiving, and apologetic. Someone who practices forgiveness freely and often. Love someone who is humble, kind, and empathetic. Not only with you, but with a beggar on the street, or a stranger in the supermarket. Common courtesy is important. Compassion is important. Kindness is important.

do not let them make the mistake of assuming your dignity is on sale.

some of us are one disappointment away from suspending all belief, while others are one accomplishment away from realizing absolutely anything is possible.

Don’t believe the voices in your head. They come from the people you’re learning to forget.

Love what you have and you’ll have more love.

No one will understand you. It is not, ultimately, that important. What is important is that you understand you.

Don’t feel guilty if you don’t know what you want to do with your life. The most interesting people I know didn’t know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives. Some of the most interesting 40-year-olds I know still don’t.

when someone laughs at you loudly enough behind your back, you begin to feel that your entire history with them is a cruel joke.

People who try hard to do the right thing always seem mad.