Reading was my escape and my comfort, my consolation, my stimulant of choice: reading for the pure pleasure of it, for the beautiful stillness that surrounds you when you hear an author’s words reverberating in your head.



Sometimes you climb out of bed in the morning and you think, I’m not going to make it, but you laugh inside — remembering all the times you’ve felt that way.



{ It's You }

When I see you, the world stops. It stops and all that exists for me is you and my eyes staring at you. There’s nothing else. No noise, no other people, no thoughts or worries, no yesterday, no tomorrow. The world just stops, and it is a beautiful place, and there is only you.



I wanted you to have the most important thing anyone can have; hope. Believing in even the possibility of a happy ending is a very powerful thing.

{ Be Humbled }

Don’t ever sell yourself short. Stand tall. Never be ashamed of who you are. You are beautiful, you are loved. You are needed. You are worth it. Promise me you won’t forget that. Promise me you won’t let your scars define who you are. Let your trials shape you. Let your victories humble you.



{ Smiling Is The Best Medicine }

Making somebody smile is the easier medicine to break worries or sadness. Think back the last time you smiled, did you instantly feel happier? Did you feel more present and alive? That’s why there’s a rule to smile at least 3 times a day even if your not feeling it because it still lifts your mood a bit.

“Butterflies can’t see their wings. They can’t see how truly beautiful they are, but everyone else can. People are like that as well.”