life <3
often i feel like i can't be all i want and need to be
but i realize that's part of being in this skin.
we take our time slowly because otherwise we couldn't stop ourselves to smell the wildflowers...
and we wouldn't know that's actually why we're here.
i can only stretch myself so far, and i shouldn't.
my heart can hold it all, the souls and smiles and songs
and i don't have to understand the music to dance.
but i'm not a passive dancer - i'm passionate,
and i have the peace of mind to recognize that i don't know it all
nor can i
nor should i,
and that inspires me to do more than i ever thought possible.
finally, someday soon i hope i'll learn the balance between
saying "yes" because i feel i must
and saying "no" because, in the end, i'm always saying no to someone, even if that someone is myself
and i have to understand which "yes" is most important.
<3
in other news, i am now double-majoring in philosophy and liberal studies (program title: peace and justice studies).
that previous sentence is basically a bunch of nonsense that truly means: i am keeping my options open, saying "yes" and saying "no," and most importantly, following my heart!
i have also realized that i should recommit to living how i preach one should live,
in solidarity with those close to us as well as those across oceans.
so to kristen in particular,
i love you
<3
and i love you all!
but i realize that's part of being in this skin.
we take our time slowly because otherwise we couldn't stop ourselves to smell the wildflowers...
and we wouldn't know that's actually why we're here.
i can only stretch myself so far, and i shouldn't.
my heart can hold it all, the souls and smiles and songs
and i don't have to understand the music to dance.
but i'm not a passive dancer - i'm passionate,
and i have the peace of mind to recognize that i don't know it all
nor can i
nor should i,
and that inspires me to do more than i ever thought possible.
finally, someday soon i hope i'll learn the balance between
saying "yes" because i feel i must
and saying "no" because, in the end, i'm always saying no to someone, even if that someone is myself
and i have to understand which "yes" is most important.
<3
in other news, i am now double-majoring in philosophy and liberal studies (program title: peace and justice studies).
that previous sentence is basically a bunch of nonsense that truly means: i am keeping my options open, saying "yes" and saying "no," and most importantly, following my heart!
i have also realized that i should recommit to living how i preach one should live,
in solidarity with those close to us as well as those across oceans.
so to kristen in particular,
i love you
<3
and i love you all!