Why do some people have to be so persistent

if someone is showing they're not interested then back away and leave them alone

IT'S

V E R Y

S I M P L E

I've always wanted to make changes in my life,

I've wanted to change how I eat, how I exercise, how I dress, how I work, how I sleep, just everything

There's nothing wrong with starting fresh and there's no better feeling than seeing a new you come to life.

A lot of the time I'm okay,

i can go days and weeks without feeling anything for you

Most of the time I'm okay,

i can easily remind myself of all the reasons why we weren't good together

why it makes perfect sense for us to go our separate ways and to live our own lives apart

Because yeah, reality is that we weren't perfect together,

my family was nothing but warm to you, inviting you in whatever room in our house with open arms and smiles, while you're family treated my face like your average come and go fling.

Most of the time I'm okay,
but sometimes i do remember how you would serve me apples with peanut butter and how you would perfectly take the skin off the apples and cut them all into perfect slices.

or how you would always brush the hair out of my face behind my ear so you could see my eyes.

Most of the time I'm okay, but sometimes every single memory we shared will hit me all at once, I only hope that I'm not the only one reminiscing.

Realizing now that I'm not okay, and that's okay

I find it is so much easier to fall asleep at night after I've prayed.

I love being single..I have so much money for concert tickets

Finally living for myself and it feels fantastic

The key to true happiness and content is to fall in love with yourself, as corny as that sounds.

Because the second you become fully dependent on another person whether that be financially or emotionally that's when you set yourself up in your own trap.

and ultimately self love and self fulfillment while it is one of the hardest things to master it's still one of those things that will never fall through the cracks once it's finally in your reach. The first step, in my opinion, is to always remind yourself that if you're not being treated the way you would want to be treated it's okay to step back, it doesn't make you in any way selfish to want more for yourself..it makes you a human being.

You should always try to make your loved ones proud.
For example, make your mother proud and your dad, even your grandparents.

But never forget to make yourself proud.

More often than not I'm able to distract myself and keep myself busy, keep my thoughts on other things  

but other times, everything hits me all at once like a ton of bricks, breaking down all of the progress and growth I've made

and I still haven't figured out how to put myself back together

Trying to explain your anxiety to someone who has never experienced it has got to be one of the most challenging, and difficult things to do.

Anxiety is real, and it is a day to day obstacle.

I'm nearly twenty years old and I'm finally starting to realize something, that is that life is too short and too precious to have any regrets.

So take the time everyday to say "I love you", and take the time to hug your parents because life really isn't  that long.
Push yourself to run for that extra mile, and push yourself to lift the extra weight because life is too short to not be the best you, you can be.

And please, leave your comfort zone. Say hello to strangers, go to concerts, sing louder songs, meet new people, build more relationships, love as hard as you can because life just isn't that long.

You'll never regret working on yourself and making yourself a better person, nothing but positivity and growth can come from that.

There's nothing sweeter than a dog lifting your hand with their nose so you can pet them

everything I could ever need is all I have

"Oh I'll be free. just like that bluebird. Oh I'll be free. ain't that just like me." -David Bowie

It's so sad to see people that are so angry with themselves that they have to make other people feel bad about themselves. Try holding up a mirror once in awhile.