"Our stories are precious and transformative and connect us in ways that we may never know. It’s a privilege any time someone invites us in. As a constituent of this planet, I am forever aware of how much strangers don’t actually exist. As I see people move about their days now, I see it all with a different set of eyes and a different compassion in my heart. We aren’t strangers. We never have been. We are simply stories waiting to be heard. Moments waiting to collide. Lives waiting to be changed. We are humans waiting to find each other in this crazy road called life…" It's not every day that I get to look back on a list all of my grandest goals and my deepest dreams, and cross one of those items off. But today is one of those days! Three years ago--nearly to the day--I wrote down that I wanted to be a guest writer for one of my favourite magazines. And on Monday afternoon, I got the email letting me know that the issue with my published article went live. Some days, you just need to pause and take a moment to breathe it all in. The mountains you climbed, the trials you've endured and the views you've taken in. Because it matters. Every moment spent chasing the life you want matters. Thank you, @elissajoywatts and @simplifymagazine, for the gift of standing among your list of truly beautiful writers... 🖤 #writersofinstsgram #storytellers #instajoy #simplify 
I had a dream last night that I woke up in Europe. I walked out into the morning hours, down the beautiful cobblestone streets, and found my way to coffee, as I always do when I’m somewhere new. I tend to venture out on my own earlier in the day when I travel. I get lured by the smell of the air and how the light falls across the landscape. Sometimes I find a place to sit and watch the world go by. Other times, I just keep wandering until the road leads me back to where I started. Every city has their own morning routine and I love getting lost in it. Any day now. Any day. #wanderlust #travelphotography #italy #morninglight 
Wisdom. #theviewfromhere #fromwhereistand #wordsofwisdom #spilledink