growth.

sometimes i feel (and know) that we all must go through things in order to grow.
i have come to understand that we must leave the people we love the most to discover new people and places in life. the sacrifices we must make aren't always what we would like to give up.

looking back to the past is so meaningful to me. there are times in which i regret, i laugh, i realize how lucky i am, and how damn...life was good whether or not i knew it!
what i love best is knowing that times get extremely rough and there are mountains we cannot climb, but all along we have these amazing people holding our hands and guiding us along the way. they are also there when we discover that our goal has been unaccomplished or when we have hit a road block. they are the people that are there in the most unnecessary times of worry. they are the people that bring you up when times are at extreme lows, and the ones to bring you back to reality.
they are our heroes. they are our loves. they are our support. they are our moms. they are our dads. and out of anything, they are our friends.

photographs and still frames are our constant reminders of the times we have spent with our heroes. the documentation of ridiculous moments forever completes our reminders of the past. they say to live life in the present, to dream for the future, and not dwell on the past. there are certain times in which dwelling is needed, but most of all the times where reflecting on the past is the only thing that can heal us. there are so many occasions in which we take life for granted. we shrug off all of the good times we have spent just thinking about all the things that complicate and pollute our lives. if only we could take a moment in the day to quickly filter out the negative, have our mind flash back a picture of a time that meant so much to us, and to rekindle our mood in that moment.

i am extremely lucky and grateful for the people that have came into my life. i believe there is a reason and a lesson to each person that enters into our lives. i have taken a piece of everyone and applied it to myself, whether its a belief, a desire, passion, talent, motive, dream, and even flaw. each person has influenced my life at one point or other.

to learn that we are who we are for a reason. there is a reason why we have become who we are today, who we were in the past, and who we many become in the future. acceptance of ourselves is the key to life, the key to survival. if there is something you don't like about yourself, your situation, your life, CHANGE IT. we all have the power to change anything with a little helper called confidence. you can get through it. it is just another mountain we encounter to be challenged yet again.

this colorado move has been proof of growth, survival, and determination. i cannot begin to stress the amount of gratitude for the things i have encountered here. for the people i miss dearly back home. the realization that each one of you there are on a different path than mine has helped me accept the fact that we may not be able to live these months together. we may not be able to communicate as often as we'd like. but that our similarity is that we all have goals. we all have places we see ourselves in the future. my future is unknown. my future is full of dreams and aspirations. i will always have you apart of me. i carry you all in my heart. and each heartbeat i share with you. i miss you more than you know or realize. but there are always jet plane rides to solve all of our problems. and mountains worth discovering together.



i cannot dwell enough on how we should constantly
LIVE FOR THE MOMENT
appreciate every day. let others in. walk to the beat of your own drum.
let your heroes inspire something deep within you.
LOVE CONSISTENTLY!