Beau Taplin's Blog, page 2

"The difference between an ordinary life and an extraordinary life is only a matter of perspective...."

“The difference between an ordinary life and an extraordinary life is only a matter of perspective. Pull the blinds. Look around you. It is a weird, wonderful world and you do not require a ten digit savings account to immerse yourself in it. Travel down long winding roads without a destination in mind, climb the nearest mountain and scream your heart out into the void, kiss strangers, make love, skinny dip in a lake, get lost and lose yourself (these are two separate things), explore the wilderness (particularly the one within), think less of destiny and more of the moment right here. Because in the end, as you reflect back on your life in that hospital bed, fame won’t matter, nor will the extent of your wealth. You are only the sum of the stories you can tell.”

- Beau Taplin, “An extraordinary life.” 

"However deep or true your affections, there is no sense in devoting your love to someone who is..."

“However deep or true your affections, there is no sense in devoting your love to someone who is simply unready or unwilling to receive it. Direct your energies where they’re welcome.”

- Beau Taplin • U n w e l c o m e 

"In this life a steady love and a place to call home are more precious than all the earthly..."

“In this life a steady love and a place to call home are more precious than all the earthly possessions and wealth in the world.”

- Beau Taplin • T r u e  V a l u e

"When you find yourself weighing the pros and cons of a relationship, it is time to say goodbye and..."

“When you find yourself weighing the pros and cons of a relationship, it is time to say goodbye and move on, because when you are truly in love, you find the faults, the flaws, all those little quirks that make your skin crawl, are the very same things you cannot imagine a life without.”

- Beau Taplin • P r o s  a n d  C o n s

"Beautiful. Crushingly so. Youlook like the rest of my life."

“Beautiful. Crushingly so. You

look like the rest of my life.”

- Beau Taplin • F o r  L i f e

"There is a corner of my heart that is yours. And I don’t mean for now or until I’ve found somebody..."

“There is a corner of my heart that is yours. And I don’t mean for now or until I’ve found somebody else. I mean to say that whether I fall in love a thousand times over or never again, there will always be a small quiet place in my heart that belongs only to you.”

- Beau Taplin • T h e  C o r n e r  

"The solution to many of life’s deepest troubles begins with simple human courage. The courage..."

“The solution to many of life’s deepest troubles begins with simple human courage. The courage to search inward. The courage to take those first bold steps. The courage to find the thing you fear most and charge valiantly toward it.”

- Beau Taplin • S i m p l e  H u m a n  C o u r a g e  

"We all have slow days, off days, days we feel tired or uninspired, but they are nothing to concern..."

“We all have slow days, off days, days we feel tired or uninspired, but they are nothing to concern yourself with. Like an ocean, the stillness is just another of our natural states. Soon, the winds will return, the waves will rise, and your imagination will flow freely again.”

- Beau Taplin • C r e a t i v e  B l o c k

"Settle your heart, child, your time will come. One of these days you will meet eyes with someone who..."

“Settle your heart, child, your time will come. One of these days you will meet eyes with someone who makes you feel so at home in the world you will think to yourself, Ah, there you are.”

- Beau Taplin • T h e  P a t i e n t  H e a r t  

"Yes, it is important to be soft and kind in the world, but it is necessary also to know when to..."

“Yes, it is important to be soft and kind in the world, but it is necessary

also to know when to draw swords, when to fight tooth and claw

for what you believe in and love, to balance the shadow in your heart with the light. As the rose is a rose for both its flower and thorns, the complete human soul is both devil and god.”

- Beau Taplin • D e v i l  a n d  G o d