Saturday

secret truths about an independent girl

This one is going to be different. I can promise you that. But I can also promise that you won’t ever be uninspired or bored - this is the girl who will change you, she won’t ever take your shit, and you’ll be a better man because of it. 
She comes across as a paradoxical mix of outgoing but introverted, very social but seldomly out. When you’re so used to not needing anyone, you know exactly who you are, and she’ll never fake anything because of it. This makes maintaining relationships a constant struggle for her. She’ll connect with many, and they’ll quickly feel comfortable with her, but it takes her a while to feel fully comfortable, so she can only take being around others incrementally.
This might frustrate you. There seem to be so many walls to break down. Just when you start to feel like you’re figuring her out - you find another piece to the puzzle that throws everything off. Be patient. She’s this tough because she had to be. Something happened that taught her to never need anyone. Someone she needed left before she was done needing them. But none of this will spill out easily. She’s extremely uncomfortable with other people seeing her vulnerable or in pain. Her emotions and pain are hers, and this is what she’s used to. 
She’ll tell herself she doesn’t need you. She’ll make situations worse by trying to suppress her feelings about them. When you fall for the girl who’s used to not needing anyone, believe that she has more feelings and layers than she knows what to do with. Her instinct will be to try to compose herself. When she does open up to you, it’severything. Being emotionally naked with someone is how she expresses her love. 
She’ll know exactly who she is and what she wants. When you’re used to not needing anyone, you do what you want, when you want, and without asking permission or informing anyone. She loves this part of her identity, but she secretly wants you to confront her. She’s hoping that sometimes, you’ll put your foot down, and challenge her stubborn ways. 
She’s strong, maybe even too strong for you at first. Don’t let this fool you. This is her outer shell. Her armor. She is so used to taking care of herself that it's going to be hard for her to let someone else in. It took a lot of work to get to where she is: Independent, taking no shit and being happy on her own. She's afraid to let you in because she's afraid of what will happen if you might leave.
I can promise you it won’t be easy, she’ll hang on to her walls for as long as she can. She will be enigmatic. She will always want things her way, and she’ll fight you when she doesn’t get it. 
She’ll even try to push you away. This is how she protects herself.
But when you really get to know her, she’ll be the girl who will change your life. Don’t always give in to her, but be patient with her. She’s strong, but she’s also scared - scared of love, scared of needing someone, and definitely scared of you.
Because even if she says she doesn’t need you, at her core she is just a girl who has more love than she knows what to do with.

Thursday

a moment in time


I believe that there is a defining moment in life; a moment of unrelenting, slap in the face clarity, when you are faced with the reality of how all of the the choices you are making are shaping the future you will have. And in that moment you have a choice, stay or go? Look around you, is this the life you want?  Is this the person you want to love? Are you the person you want to be? Who you where meant to be? Is this what you wished for, what you dreamed of?  Because if it’s not, if what you want & what you wished for is something more then I guess the next question you are faced with, is; what are you going to do about it? What are you going to do to get what you wished for, how are you going to change your world? What are you willing to sacrifice in order to make your world everything you ever dreamed it could be. 

Life is a wonderful and terrible & short and endless thing and none of us come out of it alive. This is your one and only life, each day the sun will rise and set whether you're ready for it or not. So what are you going to make of the day, this beautiful day you have been gifted, because the clock is ticking & you cant wind it back. You can choose to focus on the things you don't have, the money you don't have, the relationship you don't have, the job you didn't get, you can choose to live in the negative and live your life full of pity & envy OR you can live your life full of gratitude, love and happiness. Look for the positive in every situation, it might be so small that a person who isn't looking for it might miss it, but if you can find it, trust me, it will change you. I think we have lost site of the beauty in life because we are so programmed to instantly jump to the bad. You are not defined by the job you have, the money you have, the car you drive or the clothes you wear. If you are a good person, a good friend, a good husband or wife, father or mother, if you give love & joy to the world; that is what defines you. 

It is never too late to be the person you where meant to be, to be better & do better. So tell the person you love how you feel, quit the job you hate and find a new one, call an old friend and actually go for that coffee, be kinder to others, to yourself. Be happy. 


Saturday

Words are free - use them wisely


"Sometimes I think we waste our words and we waste our moments, and we don't take the time to say the things that are in our hearts when we have the chance."