A Reason Why

There's a path outside your door..

a sky outside your window.

Waiting for you to soar,

seeing where you will go. 

And a reason why. 

See the future, dream the future.

Go back, and create your own... 

Because we can't be saved by any one person.

So, receive the world, take the journey.

And your reason why.

Because, to be a star, 

you need to shine your own light. 

And it's only in the darkness,

that the brightest star shines. 

And it's not jus coincidence.. 

any more than it's coincidence that you are reading this.

Be a reason why.

Inspiration

I'm a quote collector.
I find a quote and save it to my desktop.
It's time to share with you the quotes I found inspiring from this week.
Enjoy.

Don't Let Go

This weekend was a bit of a weepy one. 

I haven't been feeling too happy lately..

The anniversary of Mowgli's passing is coming up in a few days.

I've been feeling a bit sad, and depressed. 

Then a few nights ago, Brad's Aunt passed away.

We spent a while on the couch hugging and crying. 

Life can be full of such pain..
The pain of loosing Mowgli feels just as strong as it did a year ago.
I think it always will. 

One of the biggest lessons I have learned...

is that pain doesn't just go away.

no.

Sometimes we are able to bury it.

For a while. 

Sometimes it stops hurting as much, but the really, the pain stays.

Pain takes up room in our hearts, and if we aren't careful, 

it can fill it to the brim. 

But another thing I've learned is that hearts are resilient..

 they do a lot of bending and stretching.

To keep our heart from filling with pain, we must love. 

Sometimes this causes more pain, but we have to love even more. 

Because loving makes the heart grow,

 and when your heart is constantly growing,

 the pain just can't keep up. 

"Something Good"
Mixed media original, with vintage book pages, antique lace, stucco, and crackle paint.
8x10x.5 on stretched canvas. 
I'll be adding the original and prints to the shop soon.

Love Yourself

You accept the love you think you deserve.

People will only treat you as good as you treat yourself.

If you don’t truly love yourself others will find it difficult to love you too.

Focus on finding yourself. 

Accept the real you and embrace your truth.

Love yourself and others will follow. 

With love comes respect and once you respect yourself, 

you will find that you will not tolerate disrespect from others. 

You will expect and receive nothing but the treatment that you deserve.

Love yourself and your world will change.

Relationships will be built and strengthened.

But mostly your relationship with yourself will be stronger.

You will realize that all you have is yourself,

and that's more than okay.

You are the only one you can truly depend on..

what's not to love?

Change

When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.

~Helen Keller