CHANGE

The first step to changing your life is changing your mind, in some way.
You must be open to new thoughts, new interpretations, new perceptions.
Your life around you will change only when you allow what's going on inside you to change.

ACCEPT HER FOR WHO SHE IS

You may not be her first, her last, or her only.
She loved before, she may love again.
But if she loves you now, what else matters?
She's not perfect - you aren't either,
and the two of you may never be perfect together,
but if she can make you laugh, cause you to think twice,
and admit to being human and making mistakes... hold on to her
and give her the most you can.
She may not be thinking about you every second of the day,
but she will give you a part of her
that she knows you can break - her heart.
So don't hurt her, don't change her, don't analyze
and don't expect more than she can give.
Smile when she makes you happy,
let her know when she makes you mad,
and miss her when she's not there.

- Bob Marley- 

WE CREATE OURSELVES

Warriors are not born and they are not made

Warriors create themselves through trial and error,

pain suffering, and their ability to conquer

their own faults.

HAPPINESS IS A CHOICE

People tend to think that happiness is a stroke of luck, something that will descent like fine weather if you're fortunate. But happiness is the result of personal effort. You fight for it, strive for it, insist upon it and sometimes even travel around the world looking for it. You have to participate relentlessly.

- Elizabeth Gilbert -

PLAN & CONTROL

Having a plan doesn't always mean having control. That's just life. Learning how to move forward when you don't have that control, that's growing up.

Everything Before Us.

NEVER TOO LATE

For what it's worth: 

It's never too late to be whoever you want to be. 

I hope you live a life you're proud of, and if you find that you are not, I hope you've the strength to start over.

- F. Scott Fitzgerald -

FIRST DANCE CLASS

Person: You are going to take the lead and she follows.

The Italian Man: This is not going to work.

Me: I like Tango. Happy Birthday!

SUCCESS BUILDS CHARACTER, FAILURE REVEALS IT

Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small people who find it easier to live in the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It is an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary.

Impossible is nothing.

BETTER TOGETHER

The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

CONTROL YOUR EMOTIONS

Because you may win the battle, but not the war.

Source: Hot Letter / Unsent Angry Letter

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!

Person: Happy Valentines Day! How was your day?

Me: My day was great!

Person: What did you do?

Me: I went to work. Quit my job. And now heading home.

Person: Okay...

I really don't buy into the whole Valentine's Day bullshit. Dinner and flowers are 3 times more expensive than it usually is. Plus, if you truly love someone, every day should be Valentine's day.

LIVE YOUR LIFE FEARLESSLY

Fear is not real. The only place that fear can exist is in our thoughts of the future. It is a product of our imagination, causing us to fear things that do not at present and may not ever exist. That is near insanity. Do not misunderstand me. Danger is very real but fear is a choice.

FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN

Chi lascia la via vecchia per la nuova, sa quel che lascia, e non sa quel che trova

I'M PO

I so poor I can't even afford the O and the R.

-Shit I hear at the 99cent store.-

GENDER SIDEWALK BEHAVIOR

Today, I am committed to not getting out of the way and also apologizing when someone knowingly knocks me while walking down the street and not apologizing. It is not about being the higher person but making a stand. 

Additional Source: Feminist Philosophers

TAKE CHANCES

Life is about trusting our feelings and taking chances, losing and finding happiness, appreciating the memories and learning from the past. And realizing what's meant to be will always find a way.

BE BRAVE ENOUGH TO FEEL EVERYTHING

You say you want to live life to the fullest. 

That means you must feel. Everything. 

Because that is the essence of life and the very thing death takes from us.

THE LITTLE THINGS

Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.

I DETERMINE MY STORY

I am a woman with thoughts and questions and shit to say. I say if I'm beautiful. I say if I'm strong. You will not determine my story. I will. 

- Amy Schumer - 

TRY ME

The devil whispered in my ear: "you're not strong enough to withstand the storm."

Today I whispered in the devil's ear, "I am the fucking storm."

LIFE'S AN ADVENTURE

I want to live my life to the absolute fullest. To open my eyes to be all I can be. To travel roads not taken, to meet faces unknown. To feel the wind, to touch the stars. I promise to discover myself. To stand tall with greatness. To chase down and catch every dream.

Life's an adventure or nothing. - Helen Keller

YOUR JOB

Your work is to discover your world and then with all your heart, give yourself to it.

LIFE CHOICES

Your life is a result of the choices you make. 

If you don't like your life, it's time to make better choices.