July 2011
10 posts
Secrets
My life is entirely made of secrets, some so very beautiful and fragile that only a handful of people could carry with them. These secrets will bring you very far and substantially deep. They will make you smile. They will make you sad. Sometimes both. Then there are those that are so very dark and ugly that only a handful of people could never know. These secrets are tucked inside the cracks of everything broken. These secrets whisper in soft tones and broken English. These secrets are about “I’m sorry” and “You hurt me”. These secrets want to be listened to and never judged. These secrets hide from themselves. Do you want to know my secrets? Can I share them with you? Can a part of me be your little secret too?
“Things will get worse before they get better, but when they do… just remember who left you down, & who helped you up.”
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Note to Self:
You make mistakes. No one is perfect. Yes, you’ve hurt others & yourself along the way. People will judge you for it. Some people will hate you for it. But you’re still alive to see another day. & when you wake up to a new morning, have strength in the fact that when you’ve hit rock bottom, the only way to go, is up. Do whatever it takes.
[B.B.B.]
“I’ve learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, & it will be better tomorrow. I’ve learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, & tangled Christmas tree lights. I’ve learned that regardless of your relationship with your parents, you’ll miss them when they’re gone from your life. I’ve learned that making a ‘living’ is not the same thing as making a ‘life.’ I’ve learned that life sometimes gives you a second chance. I’ve learned that you shouldn’t go through life with a catcher’s mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back. I’ve learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision. I’ve learned that even when I have pains, I don’t have to be one. I’ve learned that every day you should reach out & touch someone. People love a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back. I’ve learned that I still have a lot to learn. I’ve learned that people forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
—Maya Angelou
“Laughter is beautiful. Kindness is beautiful. Cellulite is beautiful. Softness and plumpness and roundness are beautiful. It’s more important to be interesting, to be vivid, and to be adventurous, than to sit for pictures. A woman’s soft tummy is a miracle of nature. Beauty comes from tenderness.
Beauty comes from variety, from specificity, from the fact that no person in the world looks exactly like anyone else. Beauty comes from the tragedy that each person’s life is destined to be lost to time. I believe women are too hard on themselves. I believe that when you love someone, she becomes beautiful to you. I believe the eyes see everything through the heart-and nothing in the world feels as good as resting them on someone you love.
I have trained my eyes to look for beauty, and I’ve gotten very good at finding it. You can argue and tell me it’s not true, but I really don’t care what anyone says. I have come, at last, to believe in the title I came up with for the book: Everyone Is Beautiful.” —Katherine Center, Everyone Is Beautiful (via elige) (via beautifulcommunicationpersonal)
Beauty comes from variety, from specificity, from the fact that no person in the world looks exactly like anyone else. Beauty comes from the tragedy that each person’s life is destined to be lost to time. I believe women are too hard on themselves. I believe that when you love someone, she becomes beautiful to you. I believe the eyes see everything through the heart-and nothing in the world feels as good as resting them on someone you love.
I have trained my eyes to look for beauty, and I’ve gotten very good at finding it. You can argue and tell me it’s not true, but I really don’t care what anyone says. I have come, at last, to believe in the title I came up with for the book: Everyone Is Beautiful.” —Katherine Center, Everyone Is Beautiful (via elige) (via beautifulcommunicationpersonal)
When you're reminded of how blessed you are...
Today was a good day.
