Note to Self

{here. now.}

hey everybody!  just wanted to say that I’m back, and I’ve missed you.  can’t wait to catch up!

and I promise I’ll write back to all your messages as soon as I can.  they mean so much to me.  xoxo

{11.11.11}

may your biggest, grandest, wildest wishes come true!

the survivor

you will survive.  the hurt, the pain, the giant walls standing in your way.  one day, it will all be no longer.  because just as easily as it found its way into your life, it will find its way out.  quietly, slowly, unceremoniously.  but surely.  that I know for certain.

and you’ll wonder how or why this tiny little road bump seemed so big.  because it might be bigger than big right now, but you’ll hop on over it.  you’ll jump or run or skip or even stumble through.  but somehow, you will make it to the other side.  you will survive it.  all of it.  and the next time you look back, this seemingly insurmountable thing will be miles away.  and you, my dear, you will be soaring

{one year later. this time, for katie}

I dare you…

…to do the opposite.  if you always say yes, try saying no.  if you always distrust, try to believe.  if you stay up late, try getting to bed early.  if you always sleep in, try rising with the sun.  take a new path home, part your hair a different way, talk to someone you’ve never noticed before.  you might be surprised by what happens.

{this was the very first “i dare you” I ever wrote, and it might just be the biggest little dare of them all.  for more little big dares, click here. xo}

what will you dare to do today?

just to live life.

today is my birthday, and I feel so wondrously alive.  so full of love and gratitude.  overflowing.

today is my birthday, and I still can’t believe what a gift and a blessing it is just to live life.  

{and to M, P, S & D: I love you more than you know.}

“here’s to the crazy ones. the misfits. the rebels. the round pegs in the square holes.
the ones who see things differently.
they’re not fond of rules. and they have no respect for the status quo. you can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. about the only thing you can’t do is ignore them. because they change things. they invent. they imagine. they heal. they explore. they create. they inspire. they push the human race forward.
maybe they have to be crazy.
how else can you stare at an empty canvas and see a work of art? or sit in silence and hear a song that’s never been written?
while some see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.”