Refuse To Sink

I'm learning not to sweat the small stuff

 This year has been about finding strength within myself- 

not looking to others for it.

It hasn't always been this way.

I've been that girl that depended on a man,

that couldn't let go and that couldn't see when she was being taken advantage of.

I'd fall in love when I was lonely, not when I was ready.

I can admit....

I was an emotional and mental mess.
I call it my 3-D phase.
when I was delusional, in denial, and damaged.

I think every girl goes through that phase.

[at least i hope so, so i'm not alone on this.]

 I don’t know why we all hang on to something we know we’re better off letting go. Its like we’re scared to lose what we really don’t have. Some of us say we’d rather have that something than nothing, but the truth is to have it halfway is harder than not having it at all

Here's the reality of the situation:

She will chase you around for awhile; but there’s going to be a day when she’s going to stop running in circles around you. She’s going to get over you & at that very moment, you’re going to wish you had let her catch you.

Momma's always told me...

The smartest thing a woman can do, is to learn that her happiness does not depend on a man.

Wherever You Will Go by Charlene Soraia

Heaven Sent

There is a simplicity and beauty in the innocence of a child.

So naive to the world and the evil in it.

So pure and full of potential.

The whole idea of where this life came from and how it was brought into this world amazes me.

It's the closest thing to heaven we have.

June 21, 2012

5:58 pm

6 lbs 14 oz, 19 in.

Shelby Austyn Cook

"our little piece of heaven"

"Cinderella" by Chris Lee (Steven Curtis Chapman COVER) by clee1978

The Sun Is Up

HEY YOU. 

Yes, you.

 Stop being unhappy with yourself.

 You are perfect. 

Stop wishing you looked like someone else or wishing people like you as much as they like someone else. 

Stop trying to get attention from those who hurt you.

 Stop hating your body, your face, your personality, your quirks. 

Love them.

 Without those things, you wouldn’t be you and why would you want to be anyone else? 

Be confident with who you are. 

Smile.

 It’ll draw people in.

 If anyone hates on you because you are happy with yourself, then that’s their problem. 

My happiness will not depend on others anymore....

I’m happy because I love who I am.

 I love my flaws.

 I love my imperfections.

 They make me “me.” 

And “me” is pretty amazing.

[and how incredible is this cover. woah]

Payphone - Maroon 5 Alex G Acoustic Cover ft James... by Alicia Zimmermann

Sugar Water

I want a life that sizzles and pops and makes me laugh out loud. 

And I don’t want to get to the end,

 or even tomorrow, 

& realize that my life is a collection of 
meetings 
& grocery bags 
& errands 
& receipts
& dirty dishes.
blah.

 I want to...
eat ice cream. 
 sing out loud in the car with the windows down. 
 wear pink shoes.
 stay up all night laughing. 
paint my nails the exact color of the sky right now.
sleep hard on clean cold white sheets. 

go to a party and dance like a fool  

read books so good they make me jump up and down.


 & everyday I want to make God happy that he gave life to someone who loves it.

The Middle East - Blood by The Clink

The Silent Listener

755 Days.

112 Post

& ALOT of rambling 

I've been blogging for a little or a year now. 

And for those of you who have followed me since the beginning you know there is one topic that consumes most of my posts

LOVE

Now when I blog, I blog for me. To vent and get things out. I don't do it to see how many followers I get and I've turned down the opportunity to make money on my blog because that's not what motivated me to start it. 

It's simply for me.

That being said it always surprises me when I find out people actually are reading my nonsense.

And it wasn't until yesterday that I learned the impact that my blog has had.

On February 8th, I wrote Catch Me Darling, a more personal love post that to this day still rings true in my own love life.

Yesterday I was introduced to a song that my friend Ruthie from school wrote and composed. It's such a beautiful creation, but even more then that it means the world to me because it was inspired by my nonsensical rambling.

I guess you never really know how much you can silently impact the world and those in it.


Check out her blog. Such an incredible person and singer.
Chapped Lips and Chapstick

My Best Man

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

TRIGGER!

Nine years ago today my life was blessed with this sweet little ball of fur. I love this little man more then anything! He's my baby, and I'm so lucky to have the best dog as my best friend.

And come on how freaking cute is he. Thanks for always being there!

LOVE YOU BOY! 

Katy Perry - Wide Awake by Jellybeanx35

Who Runs the World

The ones who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones that do.

In The Eye of The Beholder

 Real beauty is being aware of yourself and honest about who you are. 

When you’re comfortable in your own skin, you look beautiful on the outside, regardless of how many flaws you have.

 My flaws?

 I break out. My hair usually doesn't lay perfectly. I have a lazy eye. I don't have the body of a model.

 But all of that is just being human.

[a wise woman told me]:

The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman is seen in her eyes, because that’s the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides. True beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It’s the caring that she lovingly gives, the passion that she shows; the beauty of a woman only grows with passing years

You're beautiful.

 Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. 

What Makes You Different by lalala7

A Weekend Reminder

BEST FRIENDS && SUMMERTIME

[THEY JUST GO TOGETHER SO NICELY]

We not only know all each others best stories. We've lived them together. I love this girl more then anyone knows and any time a spend with her I'm reminded why she's my best friend. No one else in this world knows or gets me better. Love you besh! Thanks for another amazing weekend.

A day spent with my best friend is a day well spent.

Foxes - Youth (remix) by PlayBunne