my spacebar is beaten up and my post just got eaten upppppp ( Read more... )

Swimming without goggles is terrifying. I gave up trying to come up to the surface to breathe and open my eyes every few kicks and told myself I'd just swim on until my fingers gently bumped into the peripheries of the pool. It was really just the breadth of the swimming pool, but in that stretch, the fear of letting go, of moving on by faith ( Read more... )

I was seriously growing too used to a crippled phone. Journalling on my phone on the go feels queeeer ( Read more... )

( note-to-self )

The woods are lovely, dark and deep,  
But I have promises to keep,  
And miles to go before I sleep,  
And miles to go before I sleep.

I'm sleepy but also contemplative so I think I'd indulge in the latter for a bit ( Read more... )

In the twinkling stars that dance like fireflies
In the blushing fruit that hangs upon the vine
In the face of a baby as he forms his first smile
I see You

In the whisper of the wind's soft lullaby
In the laughter and the roar of the rushing tide
In the song of a sparrow as he takes his first flight
I hear You

Amazed at how happy I've been at the little things. I really don't think I've ever been this gushy/excitable/beamy about the very things that I'm all that about these days. Sometimes it makes me feel silly, needy, dependent, impressionable, soft - but I still recognise myself, and I think that makes things okay ( Read more... )

"She said, 'I'm so afraid.' And I said, 'why?,' and she said, 'Because I'm so profoundly happy, Dr. Rasul. Happiness like this is frightening.' I asked her why and she said, 'They only let you be this happy if they're preparing to take something from you.' " - Khaled Hosseini, The Kite RunnerI think the last time I felt this way was... a little ( Read more... )

(oh my gosh lj looks so different now I got a shock ( Read more... )