look through different eyes.

you learn something new every day 


this is very much true in my life. in each and every day I experience new things, deal with new problems or road blocks and learn something new. 


This weekend, compromise was the topic on hand. 
        Fighting seems so bad, but sometimes, it is just what you need to fix things. I have learned that compromising is a huge part of life. There are always things that are going to come up that you do not want to do, like going to class, hanging out with some people you just are not fond of or figuring out what is most important to you, and compromising your priorities. It is a life lesson to me. I am thankful now that my relationship with my boyfriend will have more of it, rather than more fights (that we hate). I realize more every day that life is a learning experience.


I think learning from every situation and experience you are given is so important. Every new friend I make, teaches me something about myself or even just life.  Every hard decision I have to make or every stressful day I have, I learn something more about myself and how to handle myself. 


The meaning of life is not clear. It is not written down for us on paper, it is not taught to us by our parents; it is created and made from our minds, experiences and hearts. I never knew what I wanted to do with my life, who I wanted to help, inspire or make happy. I never thought of anything less than having a lot of money and having everything, just because I could. Because isn't that what everyone sees? Money, fame, lights, the perfect life?
but whose perfect life is that? Yours? Or what society has illustrated for you?


I think that as we grow and see new things, the meaning of our lives becomes more clear. Do I think we'll ever know it 100 percent? No. But I do think that having a grasp on what is important to you, will benefit your life.


So with each day, learn. Realize that money, fortune, being better than everyone and being selfish are not things we all should be or be striving for. Learn to love what you have and live to be happy, nothing less. Sometimes, taking a step back and realizing all the things you wanted, are a cliche modernized dream...is what everyone needs.

Keep running

What do you do when love isn't enough? When you can love someone until your heart hurts, but this world just won't let you be together? This, of course, isn't about me. But I'm very close to two people who are dealing with this right now and I'm the one sitting here crying over it. What hurts my family, hurts me.

family is forever first.


This world is a big, scary place. There are endless amounts of doors to open, to close and even sometimes run full speed into, without it giving in, even a tiny bit. I believe in running in any direction you can to get what you want in life. Whether that means running the opposite direction of where everyone else is going...you have to do it if it's what you want. I have always felt closed in and trapped, not within the walls of my home or anything like that, but actually, within myself. I'm just starting to learn that life doesn't go as slowly as we feel, day-to-day. It goes really fast and we won't ever catch up if we're not really living.

Running can be really scary, and I'm sure it's a lot better when you're holding the hand of someone you love, pulling them along with you, smiling. But what if that person isn't always there to hold your hand? What if that person is so far away you seem to forget what they look like until you close your eyes for that split second and remember them? I can't imagine going through this, but what do you do? I guess we're just supposed to pick up and run? Go do the things you love, if you can't be with the one you love? That seems insane.  But maybe we should all be thinking, not right now, but maybe later you can have each other again? I know that seems to only happen in love stories, but, I'm choosing to say that you should live like a love story. Run around, play, laugh, smile and live with one another. And then when he's gone, unlike the movies where they fall into depression because someone is with another person, keep living. They will find their way back to you and love you for the choices you have made. I may be just rambling, but I'm trying to make a point.

Life usually doesn't go the way you want it to. And if it does, that means you worked so hard, went through so many obstacles you didn't want to go through, just to achieve it. Apart of life is going through the struggles and saying "I did it."

When you grow up, you do everything with your friends. You stay up all night talking on the phone, a.i.m and telling them every little detail of your day and of your life. But as you get older you start to realize that you have yourself to rely on, not really anyone else. You only have one mind, so use it to its full potential. You only have on body, so take care of it by eating healthy and exercising. You only have one life, so live, laugh, love, rejoice and breathe in good things and out with the bad. You have control of your life, for the most part, so live it.

Run with what you have, with the knowledge you have gained and the experiences you have overcome; it only takes one wrong turn to set your path off course, but a hundred right turns to get you to what you really want in life. Never stop running, never stop wanting more.

Be strong, be bold.