Read more books to cultivate your mind, spend less time scrolling the timeline.
Spend time outside, less time inside.
Look into people's faces in real time, less through a screen.
Remember their smile lines, their laughter sounds, and the way they hold your hand.
Live in the moment, put the phone away and start living like it's 1995.

some people search their whole lives for the meaning of unconditional love, but I knew I had it the moment
you gave it to me when I took my first breath.

love,
your daughter.

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When I took my first breath
by Kimberly Guadalupe Escalante
You saw my first smile, watched me take my first steps. You stood by my side, as I grew older I began to push you away but you stayed firm by my side refusing to leave. I turned away from you but you stayed close behind me, always there. Soon I forgot of your presence, thought maybe you’d finally left but you where still there, waiting for the day when I’d go back to your side. I discovered new things and took some wrong turns but you where right there behind me cleaning up after my messes. I was soon left behind by the people around me, like an old toy that had lost it’s shine and was tossed away, I looked around and realized I wasn’t alone. You were there, your hand on my shoulder your heart beating in rhythm with mine. You would always be there, just as you were when I took my first breath.

first, break all the rules.

second, throw fear out the window.

thirdly, walk the path less traveled. (discretionary)

fourthly, ***** what others think.

and finally be kind in an unkind world.

I prayed for love so I could find my worth,
I prayed for a man so that he could come and rescue me.
I prayed for love, but what I found was there is no greater love than the one He gave to me.
I prayed for a love to keep on earth but I found an everlasting one instead.

You didn't break me in half. You just left without words. You just burnt without settings things on fire. No. What you did was worst, you robbed me; in broad daylight.

But see, I didn't fall into a pit expecting to be saved, I have my own safety equipment, it functioned perfectly well, I climbed out of a hole I dug out myself. I didn't forget my body, I just forgot my mind. I just needed time, because my body wants a different mind, a kind that wouldn't look for you in the first place.

I want to reinvent myself.