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Fancy hides a lot, while simple unapologetically puts it out there for everyone to see.
But I love giving out compliments, not kiss-ass, brown nose, I-just-want-to-make-you-feel-good compliments, but genuine, no bullshit, I-mean-it-because-I-feel-it-in-my-heart compliments.
I remind myself the pain in my exhausted muscles isn't pain, it's life. And life feels divine. Every day, every minute, every second.
Coffee is crack, I swear. I can't resist it. I can't say no.
Some girls are cute, some are beautiful, and some are sexy.
Music grounds me. It's pure emotion, and I need that extension.
Discovering something new is like magic. Music is out there to be heard, and I am of the opinion that as many people as possible should hear it. All of it. Because music is powerful. It connects people.
A lot of people would give anything for a healthy body. Your body is a temple. You don't shit on the temple.
I can't let the bad consume me, or it would eat me whole. The bad stays in the bad corner of my mind, I don't let it through the door to mingle with the good, because the bad is a goddamn party pooper.
And considering laughter is like oxygen to me, I really needed it. I medicate with it. I found two people who make me laugh, like tears-in-my-eyes, almost-wet-my-pants laugh. Those are the kind of people I like to be around. And now I have two. Lucky me.
I'm an optimist, but first and foremost, I'm a realist. My life will not follow a fairy tale, and that's okay. My life is reality.
Something more makes me feel good. Something more is helping someone else.
But I'm also a little selfish because something more has the potential to help me in ways they'll never know or understand.
It makes my heart happy when people feel that kind of love. It's rare. People don't take the time to find it. Or they let it go too easily. Or they don't know how precious it is when they have it.
as hard as I try to not think about it and not let life get me down, sometimes it does. And I don't want it to. Because life is a gift.
Reading is an escape from the outside world. Everyone needs a little of that to keep their sanity.
It's not being selfish, it's human nature. Sometimes we need reminding that it's all important—the good and the bad.
He says what's on his mind, and he doesn't hold back. Life would be so much easier if everyone were that way.
I've always been pretty good at accepting the whole of someone, the good with the bad. I see it all but try not to let it cloud my judgment. People are complicated. Life is complicated."
"I'm not saying you shouldn't pursue dreams and goals. Just don't forsake the present for the unknowns of the future. A lot of happiness is bypassed, overlooked, postponed to a time years from now that may never come. Don't bide your time and miss out on this moment for a tomorrow with no guarantee."
There are different degrees of trust, and my general feeling is that most people are good, therefore, I trust most people. Friendship is vital to me and trust is part of that. But on a deeper level, there's trust.
Some people excel in the art of hugging. They somehow manage to hug you with their whole being, not just their arms. Their warmth surrounds every inch of you. It makes you feel cherished and comforted.
The kind of anxious you wish you could just walk away from, but you can't. You can't. Not because you'd feel guilty, but because sometimes people just need you.
Touch is so underrated. The basic human need for contact.
"Have you ever met someone who's content and happy to their core? And when
you're around them it's contagious? Like you want to be a better person just so you feel worthy of being in that person's life?"
Do you know what it's like to be blessed with someone so special, to love them so much it hurts, and then have them taken from you forever?"
Knowing that another human being depends on you to get her through life? That's hard, and it's tiring, and it's worrisome, and it's scary, but you know what? It's also fun, and rewarding, and fulfilling in a way that nothing else in this world is."
I take pride in being a good friend. Because in life, that's really all that matters, people. And treating them well, being there for them, that's being a good friend.
I try not to think about dying, but I can't help it lately. And that makes me sad. I don't want to be sad, because in reality…I have a pretty awesome life. Today, my life is awesome. I don't want to think about tomorrow. Or the day after that. So I repeat to myself: Today, my life is awesome.
Dying is okay. It will all be okay.
Heaven will be a lot less quiet and a lot more fun once I get there. You have been warned.
Don't judge each other. We all have our own shit. Keep your eyes on yours and your nose out of everyone else's unless you're invited in. And when you get the invitation, help, don't judge.
I'm sobbing because I fucking hate cancer. I'm sobbing because life isn't fair.
Just when you think you know someone, they change. Or you change. Or maybe you both change. And that changes everything.
