Time and Youth

Time.
Time is a wheel.
TIme is a wheel in constant motion
always
rolling us along.
Tell me who wants to look back on their years and wonder...
Where ther years have gone?

Youth.
Ah, youth... new skin, wide smiles,
clear eyes... the future so bright.
If only we could bottle it, sip it now and
again, and stay forever twenty-oone.
forever ten, forever five.
I liked being five.

But I'd also like to think that time and age are like cousins-
they're relative.
Who said you have to go by actual miles?
If you didn't know how old you were, how old would you be?
(me, I'm sticking with five.)

I'll even argue that you can bottle youth.
What you store it in is all up to you.
(I suggest the heart.)

If you can figure out a way to keep
the energy and gumption and fire alive,
you'll always stay young.
And where there's youth, there's hope...
where there's hope there's wonder...
where there's wonder, there's faith...
where there's faith, there's chance....
where there's a chance, there's love...
and where there's love, there's music....
and dancing.

Love

Love, love, love.
You have to love,
and if you don't get love right,
you have to move on
and forgive.
and then you have to remember
that you've forgiven,
or else you can't move on.
and if you don't move on,
you'll surely end up...
bitter.

"There are too many people too angry
at a world that isn't in the least bit
angry at them."

You
One worth so much
to me, to us, to life as such,
a bowl of cherries.

Promises

A PROMISE IS ALL ABOUT FAITH.
A PROMISE IS ONLY AS STRONG
as your own faith in your own self,
in your own god.
So when you swear,
in light of your strengths and in spite
of your weaknesses,
to struggle and follow through,
you
are doing a beautiful thing.

Whenever one door closes...

DOORS

Holes in walls that offer us a way out or a way in.
Just putting your hand on the knob and seeing if it turns can
make you weak in the knees.

What if it's locked?
What if it's unlocked?
What if no one answers?
What if someone does?

What if the hinges creak and the heavy wood swings
open
and you're suddenly standing at the threshold
of a brand new tomorrow?
What if your horizon is nothing but
blue clear skies?
What if it's a raging storm?
What if?
What if?
What if?

Your Personal Worth

If you're ever lying on a beach with
80 billion* grains of sand beneath you,
700 thousand* ocean waves before you,
60 million* stars stretched out abouv you,
and you're still not all impressed,
I want you to think about this:
The light you see reflecting form the stars if over one million* years old.
WOW.
But then, just before you start to feel like a mere blip
in the gigantic scheme of things, please remember this:
Yes, you are small, but you're also irreplaceable
and invaluable
and miraculous.
Those stars don't have anyting on you.

*all numbers grossly underestimated

What is Hope?

What is hope?
to want? to desire?
To expect that what's envisioned
may indeed happen?
YES to all of the above.
Is hope that gut feeling that it's
worth holding out
and hanging on for just a little longer?
ABSOLUTELY.
Is hope the core of the human condition?
CERTAINLY.
Can you have hope without
fairh and humility and wonder?
THAT'S TOUGH.
Just the thought that there's something bigger,
something truer, something totally surprising
out there waiting for us is ....
priceless.

What would you be without hope
growing deep in your bones,
thriving in every inch of you?
NOTHING.

What does it take to hope?
EVERYTHING.

"Hope takes never ceasing to be amazed...
wearing your soul on your sleeve...
holding your breath waitng to hear
"I love you, too..."
Believing that tomorrow could be better
than today....
that you'll get a second chance....
that you'll make a difference...
that you matter."

What do I want in life?

So what do I want in life?
Happiness.
How does one acheive this?
Follow your dreams.
Is there anything out there that is impossible?
Only if you believe so.

I want to surround myslef with friends and family, the beautiful people that I love. I don't need the complicated, luxurious, things in life. I do not need diamonds, or peals, or gold. The best things in life are free and intangable.
I want to find that someone who I can depend on to stick things through with me throughout this adventure called life. I want to plant my roots in a smalltown, with simple people. I want to enjoy the beauty of this world and all of its creations.
I want to raise my kids where I have grown up, I want them to learn what is important in life, and what is right. I want to wake up everyday to the sounds of little feet on my floor, excited for the day, excited for adventure, excited for life.
I want to stand for my beliefs, and be stong in faith. I will not compromise my values for anything or anyone. I will do what I believe to be right, and support others with their choices.
I want to own a business with my best friend. I want to own a salon, boutique, a place where we can gather together and enjoy life with neighbors, friends, and family. I want to be able to plan work around my life rather than my life around work.
I want a job that I love, and that allows me to follow my passions. I want to have the opportunity to be a wife, mother, and hard worker. I want to lay in bed at night next to the one that I love, and embrace what a beautiful thing life itself is.
When I age, I want to be graceful. I want to point my rocking chair towards the west, towards opportunity and adventure. I want to be satisfied with who I am and what I have accomplished in life. When I go, I want to have spent a fulfilling life with the ones that I hold close to me.
I want to be at peace. I want to be satisfied. I want to be happy.