“A moment of impact. A moment of impact proves potential for change. Has ripple effects far beyond what we can predict, sending some particles crashing together, making them closer than before, while sending others spinning off into great ventures, landing them where you’ve never thought you’d find them. That’s the thing about moments like these. You can’t, no matter how hard you try, control how they’re gonna affect you. You just gotta let the colliding particles land where they may. And wait. Until the next collision.”
- The Vow

My passion for letter writing sparked at eight years old. My best friend and I, though she lived on the street over, became pen pals, which was pretty awesome because this was when Lisa Frank was really popular. All the bright, colorful stationary definitely made letter writing fun. Continue reading →

Many times I am blinded by the worst case scenario. I’ve already played out the situation in my head. I already see the ending. I can already feel the rejection and the disappointment.

I could wake up one day in 10 years and find that life is awful. I could be so unhappy that I can’t even see straight. That could happen. It’s one of many possibilities. Life could just not figure itself out. But what if does? Continue reading →

Photo taken by me on Lady Bird Lake

It’s taken enduring rough patches, snapping back to reality and evaluating consequences to get this far. This post has been months in the writing and almost a year and a half in realizing. I present: some of my life lessons learned. Continue reading →

I’ve thought for months about my word for 2013. In 2011, I stepped out of my comfort zone with “fearless.” In 2012, I challenged myself with “strong.” Both were no-brainers when decision time came along, but nothing seemed to fit when I thought about 2013. Continue reading →