on the brink of greatness

This year I learned that pain is inevitable. Loved ones will be lost whether it be death or simply growing apart. People will disappoint you and no matter how much you may love them, sometimes you need to walk away for yourself. It’s commendable to plan for the future and to visualize the things you want in life. Most likely none of it will happen and life will take you on a journey you never planned for. The number one lesson I have learned this year though is, No matter how unbearable the pain may be, love conquers everything and it can be found in the most unexpected places. We just have to be willing to invite it in and give it back. To cherish those who continue to love us even when we feel we don’t deserve it. That kind of love is hard to find and it will leave if it is not nourished, especially the love we need for ourselves.

I’d miss a thousand sunsets just to look at your eyes.

I spent my childhood learning how to fear, and now I spend my adulthood learning how not to.

My greatest fear is that I am intelligent enough to know what I want but not intelligent enough to achieve it.

People will love you. People will hate you. And none of it will have anything to do with you.