I walk to the sound of my own drum!

“Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.” ― Confucius

Hello beautiful humans! I know, I suck for not having kept up with my blog very much this month. Sometimes the priorities just pile up and though you may utilize your time efficiently, there still won't always be time for EVERYTHING. Only in a perfect world...

But of course, I have missed my little writing spot and as usual, I assure y'all I have not been uninspired. I am OOZING with inspiration and ideas, but I've made a conscious decision to hold off until after this semester is over and I'll have the time to really dedicate myself to this, because I really want to put in 100% and let my creativity shine the way it deserves....

Believe that life can change, that you're not stuck in vain...

"Dreams are today's answers to tomorrow's questions." - Edgar Cayce

Happy Tuesday, friends! Short post today because I am on my lunch break. However, I am trying to have content up here more often so that means writing whenever I have a chance! This is me being proactive towards a dream I have; making a living from writing.

I hope everyone is having a great week so far. I know I sure am. Amidst all my work, studying and general busyness, I am feeling very at peace these days. I am at peace because for the first time in a long time, I have a vision for my future.

Nights were mainly made for saying things that you can't say tomorrow day...

 

"Use what talents you possess: the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best." - Henry Van Dyke

It's Fun Fact Friday! Yes, this is new and no I probably won't keep up with it religiously, however I think this is a fun segment to my blog that I hope to incorporate at least somewhat regularly. I'm trying here people! I hardly even have time to keep my manis and pedis lookin' fresh, okay?

So...

FUN FACT: Everyone has a talent.

I'll be here a while, ain't going nowhere...

"There's so little time and never a convenient time for anything, so you have to just do it" - Charles Fraser, Encounters with the Archdruid

Hello friends. Short little post today...

I've been finding it hard to find time to write in here. I work a full time job followed by school all night, all week. My day job is very consuming as is school. I know that doesn't sound like much and there are people out there who do far more in their daily 24 hours than I do, but this is relatively new to me. Sure, I've done the work and school thing many times before, but now I'm at a point where my school is getting a lot more serious hence taking up more of my time that I didn't usually spend on school in the past.

That being said, the quote above is actually from a book I just read for my Earth Resources class. It wasn't exactly my cup of tea and I found it mostly boring, but of course I always have a knack for spotting beautiful quotes in whatever I read. I pride myself in that, really. I think it's a gift to be able to appreciate a combination of words so much that you naturally see a beautiful meaning in those words, even if its use is totally different from how you understand it.

This quote couldn't be more relevant to my life right now. I've been feeling pointlessly stressed out over being so busy that I've winded up making excuses for not doing other things I enjoy, i.e. my blog. I have so many ideas about where I want to go with this blog, yet I find myself thinking "there's no way I have the time to work on it all." But then I saw this quote the other day. It was a reminder that sometimes, life gets busy. You won't always have a perfect time to sit and write. You won't always have ideal time to get exciting projects up and running. So, you gotta learn to just start somewhere and then keep going. It is so important to learn how to make time, not excuses, for doing things. If you want to follow your dreams and have your goals reached, then it's imperative to find the energy to do whatever it takes with whatever time you have. 

So, I leave you all with this: Just do it. No excuses. Life will never be convenient.

xo - VA

Post title credit: 311 - "I'll Be Here a While"

We're singing a new song now and everything starts today...

"Our most basic instinct is not for survival but for family. Most of us would give our own life for the survival of a family member, yet we lead our daily life too often as if we take our family for granted." - Paul Pearshall

Hello world...


When a person is born, the first people they meet, aside from the doctor and nurses, is their family. A permanent bond is created in the mere seconds of a child coming into the world. That's all it takes, seconds, for unconditional love to form. A husband and wife become parents, in-laws become grandparents, only childs become siblings, and nieces and nephews become cousins. Everyone is linked by blood, and will forever share a connection.

So riddle me this. Does blood make you family? Is blood thicker than water? That is something I've pondered upon many times, yet still have not found a clear solution to. But I do think that at the end of the day, family is family, and there is no changing that.

Only in a perfect world would all family members get along beautifully and happily. Reality is, personalities clash and opinions differ. It is inevitable. I completely agree with the quote above, and I am sure I am not alone in the guilty chair here. I know I am not perfect, but I am genuine. I do my best. It's important to accept the fact that there will be differences, and to keep in mind that you don't choose your family. So, you better learn to love them.

What is most sad though, is when a family that was so beyond close, becomes so distant. Once upon a time there was such a tight friendship, but it was torn apart by a difference of opinions. Secrets shared become small talk sparsely shared, and it becomes just family visiting family. It's heartbreaking. It is what it is.

I think everyone should always bear in mind that your family will always be there for you. Appreciate what you have on the day to day more often. Life is short.

This all applies to friendships as well by the way (and since I wrote about love in my previous post I'll keep romantic relationships out of this, but it most certainly applies to those as well). Like the saying goes, your friends are the family you choose. Don't take good friends for granted. I certainly have not been a model friend, but I can own up to it and make things right. Lucky are those who have life long friends. I love my friends so dearly, and it is so gratifying to have friendships that are close to being 20 years old. Real friendship understands that lives change course and go down different paths sometimes. That's why real friendships will always last. Hold on to those.


- VA


Post title song: Guster - "Keep it Together"