appreciate where you are in your journey, even if it’s not where you want to be. every season serves a purpose. and speaking about journeys, I just spent this past week road tripping to Idaho and back for my brother’s elopement to his lovely bride. while being shoved in an expedition with seven other family members for a 20hr (one way) trip was exhausting and mildly annoying ;) I wouldn’t have traded a single moment for anything. which reminded me that while our journeys may be difficult or challenging and not what we anticipated them to be...there is always something you can appreciate. so when you find yourself frustrated or questioning your current journey, remember this one is serving you too. 
Here’s what I find interesting about dreams. One minute you’re devoured by a reality that never was. A fantasy that lies in your subconscious, but feels realer then real. Then with a blink of an eye...it’s gone. You close your eyes tight, you try to relax your mind. You try to escape back to the reality that never was... to live in a moment that wasn’t meant to be real. Dreams are an interesting thing. 
little by little. 
be the person who cares. be the person who makes the effort, the person who loves without hesitation. be the person who bares it all, the person who never shies away from the depth of their feelings, or the intensity of their hope. - @rainbowsalt 
if you can’t help but love with raw vulnerability, just let it be a beautiful way about you, some things are going to hurt like a force, but the beautiful things will be magic. - butterflies rising I always thought it was a curse to love with such rawness and strength and now I’m learning that it is simply who I am & to love that with just as much fierceness too. 
embrace the unknown and let your life surprise you. 
“forever is composed of nows.” - emily dickinson 
“Everything happens for a reason. Everything leads to something positive.” I posted this quote in my stories yesterday and had a friend come to me challenging me on its meaning. They felt that this quote was too generalized and couldn’t not see how this meant much of anything. Everyone is entitled to their own beliefs and each one is valid to them. This is what I had to say though when they asked how I perceived this quote: Well I do believe everything does happen for a reason. I believe that one small content of a day has a trickling effect that can influence monumental points in one’s life. I believe there is a purpose for the things and choices we make in our lives. We may not know the purpose at that moment, however, I haven’t been through one single day where I haven’t learned a single lesson. And with the choices and actions I make in my day, they have led to the lessons I have learned and to the place I am, currently. And while one thing may happen and it seems negative...it just means that this lesson is not complete. Because in the end, there is always something positive to come from the lessons we have learned. Whether they have hurt us or broke us down — in the end they will lift us up. Therefore, leading us to positivity. Now I am curious, what are your thoughts on this quote? Do you believe everything happens for a reason? Why or why not? There is no right or wrong answer here ♡ 
hold me close. don’t let me go.