Un-comfortably Numb

Recently I've discovered that I can indeed (& technically) live without music... That it is possible......


But I don't want it to be.

Because I just can't live happily- healthy- sanely, without the terrific sound waves that soothe my very cheesy soul.
When you hear a symphony, a slow tune, a heart-wrenching poem filled with so much emotion, it hits you. you can't help but feel something and be awoken- feel alive and present.
And that's a feeling I want to always walk with.
Life is for Living and you see, living isn't living if nothing is felt.

Snap

Ever since my camera has broken, my inspiration might be a little temporarily broken.
but that's no fun.

I guess what I always have loved about film and photography was capturing how I truly saw someone. Catching them at their most vulnerable, most unrefined , rawest , moments. Showing them that they are beautiful without even trying. and the feeling of having captured just that, with it being saved for eternity made me feel super human.

of course I do find myself realizing these things late at night, maybe it's my rawest moment..I don't know.

aspire to inspire before you expire

"I decided, very early on, just to accept life unconditionally; I never expected it to do anything special for me, yet I seemed to accomplish far more than I had ever hoped. Most of the time it just happened to me without my ever seeking it." -The very beautiful-inside -and -out -, Miss Audrey Hepburn

Now this was a role model to look up to. There is a good reason why she still is an icon, up until this day.
Not just because her style was impeccable, or how her face may well have been carved by angels...
But what truly made her a lady is the way she saw the world.


So this is my toast to the inspiring humanitarian, fashion icon, and leader, on what would have been an 83rd birthday today.
Cheers *clink*

somewhere we went wrong ,

Sometimes you loose the thing you've tried so hard to keep. And you can't do nothing about it.
Looking through old things, feelings come back and remind me of greater times.
Where everything was so much easier, where life was not a test.
There was nothing to do but live. without any responsibilities, or realities of the future.
It was just, then. that time. nothing else. no finances could stand in the way of our adventures.

now all that is left is some pictures and objects that just remind me that somehow it was
not all just a dream.



i guess we knew someday we had to comeback down to earth, but I didn't think the reality we had to face was going to be this, r a w . This q u i c k ly.

-in the midst-

I find myself amid of it all.

in the
mid-summer,
mid-adolescence,
mid-of all kinds of changes.

I am between the past and future,
and can feel myself griping tightly to both eras.

“When I was little, I dreamed of becoming an artist, I even attended art school for several years. I still can't forgive myself for giving up on painting. It's a whole other world, when you're creating something, however insignificant or imperfect it may seem to someone else, it's still amazing to you, this feeling you get.. it's hard to describe and I want it back so very much.”

Listen

"A couple of hundred years ago,
Benjamin Franklin shared with the world the secret of his success.
Never leave that till tomorrow, he said,
which you can do today.
This is the man who discovered electricity.
You think more people would listen to what he had to say.
I don't know why we put things off,
but if I had to guess,
I'd have to say it has a lot to do with fear.
Fear of failure,
fear of rejection,
sometimes the fear is just of making a decision,
because what if you're wrong?
What if you're making a mistake you can't undo?
The early bird catches the worm.
A stitch in time saves nine.
He who hesitates is lost.
We can't pretend we hadn't been told. We've all heard the proverbs, heard the philosophers, heard our grandparents warning us about wasted time, heard the damn poets urging us to seize the day.
Still sometimes we have to see for ourselves.
We have to make our own mistakes.
We have to learn our own lessons.
We have to sweep today's possibility under tomorrow's rug until we can't anymore.
Until we finally understand for ourselves what Benjamin Franklin really meant.
That knowing is better than wondering,
that waking is better than sleeping,
and even the biggest failure,
even the worst,
beat the hell out of never trying."

I can feel it. It's in the air.

Summer.

its near,

I can feel it.

photo:(via)

Beautiful.

On this day, you read something that moved you

and made you realize there were no more fears to fear, no tears to cry, no head to hang in shame.
That every time you thought you’d offended someone
it was all just in your head and really, they love you with all their heart and nothing will ever change that.
That everyone and everything lives on inside you
and that that doesn’t make any of it any less real.
That soft touches will change you
and stay with you longer than hard ones.

That being alone means you’re free.
That old lovers miss you and new lovers want you
and the one you’re with is the one you’re meant to be with.
That everything you want to happen will happen
if you decide you want it enough.
That every time you think a sad thought
you can think a happy one instead,
and you control that completely.
That the people who make you laugh
are more beautiful than beautiful people.
That the people you hate wish you would stop
and you do too.
That your friends are reflections
of the best parts of you.
That you are more than the sum total of the things you know
and how you react to them.
That dancing is sometimes more important
than listening to the music.
That the most embarrassing, awkward moments of your life
are only remembered by you.
That no one judges you when you walk into a room
and all they really want to know, is if you’re judging them.
That what you make and what you do with your time
is more important than you’ll ever fathom.
That the difference between a job and art is passion
and that neither defines who you are.
That talking to strangers
is how you make friends.
That bad days end
but a smile can go around the world.
That life contradicts itself constantly
and that that’s why it’s worth living.
That the difference between pain and love
is time.
That love is only as real
as you want it to be.
That if you feel good, you look good -
but it doesn’t always work the other way around.
That the sun will rise each day
and it’s up to you each day to match it.
That nothing matters up until this point.

That what you decide now -
In this moment -
Will change the future forever.
That rain is beautiful.
And so are you.
-Unknown

TY

Life brings changes from time to time,
things once before no longer mine.
We often have no choice in what lies ahead
the turns of our lives, we often dread.
Although, life is not promised to you or me
for just this moment God, let it be.
Each day that goes by,
each month i didn't cry.
A year has come & now I see
God allowed the turning point of my life to satisfy me.
Each day a little longer
Each day a little stronger.
Time passes by you see
God allows me, to be set f r e e.
Joy comes within to mend
faith becomes my true friend.
I will reclaim like before what's mine
it will be better-like the first time.

3littlewords. . .

I l♥ve LIFE!


that is all.
That is all that I can say about today.
That is all I can say about this very moment in time.
These t h r e e simple w o r d s mean so much.



photo: (via)

I don't think I can ever live in a house...

I live in an apartment complex.
So I am constantly hearing people living their ongoing lives.
It's actually quite comforting,
It sort of gives you the feeling that even
though you are home alone, you aren't.
And every so often I hear the beautiful harmonies of a piano playing,
so gently and alluring.
and so to the neighbor, whoever you are, who gives me, and whoever else,
the free chance to hear such grace;
thank you, for having me realize, that loneliness can be a choice.

Amen.

I have a dream

A fantasy
To help me through
Reality
And my destination
Makes it worth the while
Pushing through the darkness
Still another mile
I believe in angels
Something good in everything I see
I believe in angels
When I know the time is right for me
I'll cross the stream
I have a dream

photo(via)

inspiration for dayz

"Dear Life,"

"I'm sorry for calling you dreadful,
and I'm sorry for saying you're treacherous.

I know I get angry with you sometimes,
and say some things I shouldn't.

Please know I'm only angry,
and when I'm angry I say things I don't mean.

Please know you are charming, and divine, and timeless.

You are exquisite, and pulchritudinous and priceless.

At times I forget how beautiful you are,

but then you bless me with days like today.

Days like today I rediscover your beauty.

I remember the reasons why I love you.

I thank God for His grace, for giving me you.

Thank you for the magical moments you give me.

Thank you for teaching me.

Thank you for not giving up on me.

Thank you for loving me.

Thank you for giving me the people you have.

Thank you for making me better.

You're radiant.

And I love you."

(via)

Any relationship is under the control of the person who cares the least. When relationships end it is typically because of unmet expectations or one person is not feeling love or cherished by the other. For relationships to grow and last both members have to be equal with the love they give; and both should do it, not because they think they have to do it, but because they want to do it.

♥Lessons in Life; By: Regina Brett♥

1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.

2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.

3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.

4. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.

5. Pay off your credit cards every month.

6. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.

7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.

8. It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it.

9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.

10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.

11. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.

12. It's OK to let your children see you cry.

13. Don't compare your life to others'. You have no idea what their journey is all about.

14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.

15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don't worry; God never blinks.

16. Life is too short for long pity parties. Get busy living, or get busy dying.

17. You can get through anything if you stay put in today.

18. A writer writes. If you want to be a writer, write.

19. It's never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else.

20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer.

21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special.

22. Overprepare, then go with the flow.

23. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.

24. The most important sex organ is the brain.

25. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.

26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words: "In five years, will this matter?"

27. Always choose life.

28. Forgive everyone everything.

29. What other people think of you is none of your business.

30. Time heals almost everything. Give time time.

31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.

32. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.

33. Believe in miracles.

34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.

35. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.

36. Growing old beats the alternative - dying young.

37. Your children get only one childhood. Make it memorable.

38. Read the Psalms. They cover every human emotion.

39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.

40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back.

41. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.

42. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.

43. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.

44. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.

45. The best is yet to come.

46. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.

47. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.

48. If you don't ask, you don't get.

49. Yield.

50. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift.

via: Regina Brett's 45 life lessons and 5 to grow on
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I can't believe it has taken me this long to realize that the two people who love me the most in this world, are the two people who brought me into it.

So what.

If I don't drink or smoke.
SO WHAT; if I'm not tomorrows next top model.
SO WHAT; if I don't like the same music as you.
So WHAT; if I do like the same music as you.
So WHAT; if I dress a certain way.
So WHAT; if you dress a certain way.
So WHAT; if I see things a different way.
So WHAT; if you see things a different way.
So WHAT; if I like to play dress up. It doesn't make me to a snob.
So WHAT; if you like to dress down. It doesn't make you to a slob.
So WHAT; if people judge you for your every move.
So WHAT; if you get blank stares.
So WHAT; if you get some scares.
So WHAT; if today you want to be a photographer and tomorrow you want to be an astronaut.
So WHAT; if I don't care what you all think, do, or say.
All that matters is what I think.
The people who truely love you, won't give you shit for being you.
In the end that's all that matters anyway.
LIVE IN A WORLD YOU LOVE. BE THE PERSON YOU REALLY ARE & LOVE.








and today I realized yet another beautiful thing.