Life.Life is a mess. My life is community service hours, extracurriculars, constant softball, and International Baccalaureate.Sometimes, I can't handle it. It's obviously too much. But, we can't pick and choose what we want to do. Once you make a commitment, it's your duty to follow through.Make fun out of the work you have to do. Friends help pass the time.I was at an Amnesty International...

Life sucks sometimes.Who to trust and who not to trust is an issue I never thought I'd have to deal with.My best friend has been feeding me lies for a year, and all the confidence I've had in her has literally gone down the drain within minutes.You know when everything that someone does just irks you to the edge? It's always the little things that'll do you in.I'm just so frustrated right now.I...

The only regrets I have in life are skipping out on opportunities solely because I feared I would regret the outcome."Take advantage of every day you wake up under the sun."-John O'Callaghan, The MaineOne day you may wake up in darkness and realize that there will never be a new door opened unto you. Whether you are courageous as a lion, or meek as a pheasant, be the bravest that you can and make...

Go, go, go...We never have the time because we move too slow.There's a set number of days for you to live and accomplish on this Earth. Run as fast as you can so that you know you have completed all that you dream about, but keep your senses sharp to take in the beauty that engulfs you. It's okay to be punctual, but it's quite terrible to see in just black and white. Life is not just about "been...

Transatlantic lovers. I'm on a one-way street and I kind of wish I could tear down that warning sign and open up traffic flow from you to me. I walk the streets and see you in everything; I see you in the whiskey, I see you in the philosophy section at the library, I see your eyes in the crisp autumn leaves, I see you when I tune in to the radio, but most importantly, I see you in my dreams. That...

I'm not perfect, and neither is anything that comes out of my mouth. I tell you that I love you. Darling, I only wish I could. The soft sound that exits my lips is but a procreation of my dreams. I won't lie; I will say that I love the person that I wish you were. I'm sorry to say, you will never be that perfect person that I long for. In my head, you need no correction. You don't smoke. You don't...

My pens stains the paper like your memory stains my thoughts. The words long to be smudged and erased by the swipe of an eager palm, but are left in a chaotic disarray of illegible desires. So many times, the blood of regretted scribbles sinks into the irretrievable abyss of the recycled tablet and haunts the memory of the writer at every glance. You never leave my thoughts, like the homeless man...

I feel you taunting me with your sea-green eyes and sandy hair, mimicking the coast of my small little beach town. The closest form of materialization I can lay my eyes on is a glossy 4 x 6, of you in a foreign place. It's as if, or it is, that you are unaware of my living, breathing state, and fail to acknowledge my captivation and vivid admiration. I can't help but feel ignored, but someday,...

How sweet it is, indeedTo fall in love with something so distantSomething you've never knownIt's too far to lay a hand on youTo imprint any trace of doubt on your cold winter skinBut close enough to assure you it still existsIn an endless array of stars, planets, terrain, and monumentsTangible by the invisible hand of hope and fingers of faithAs if to create a holographSomething to love without...

Half of the battle in life is accepting the present state of being. Whether the situation you are in is absolutely perfect or insane to the point that it drives you to the edge, the most you can do is embrace it, deal with it accordingly, and move on to whatever curveball life pitches at you next. I believe in having faith when there is nothing but darkness.I have the privilege of living in a...

Today, I woke up with a new feeling. It was more or less a feeling of a huge weight being lifted off of my chest. I finally realized that in the end, everything will be ok. All things come together for good, right?Sometimes, you just have to believe that no matter how terrible the news you hear is, that the turnout will, in some way, benefit you. You just have to have faith in the people around...

Sometimes you feel like no matter how many good people you surround yourself with and how much "success", financial, material, social, etc., you always seem to feel empty.It's like being alone in a room full of people.You will never be, technically, alone, but that doesn't guarantee you acknowledgment or happiness. Sometimes, it seems as if you will never have either. But yet, superficially, you...

Also known as December 23rd.I literally have ants in my pants. I can't wait to let the little kid out of me that longs to rip open the myriad of gifts under my tree.You have no idea how excited I am!Anyways, I've been reading A LOT of John O'Callaghan fanfiction.I know, it's totally creepy, but it's easier to relate to the characters in a story when you already know "who they are." I absolutely...

I'm way too excited.My list of gifts consists of:- MACBOOK PRO-clothes-shoes-MACBOOK PROYou have no idea how excited I am for my Macbook! My laptop is currently infected with viruses, so I'm stuck using my mom's for the time being. I need to get my whole iTunes library off of it and onto my Mac once Christmas comes around! If you know of any way to do that easily, please let me know. Haha, I'm...