When We Give, We Actually Receive. This Doesn't Have To Be In Currency, But It Could Be. However, I've
When we give, we actually receive. This doesn't have to be in currency, but it could be. However, I've found that it is the things that cannot be appraised, that have no price—these are the greatest gifts one can give. Our time, our love, our empathy, our word—these things cannot be bought. They must be given, and they are best given freely. It's in giving freely without expectation that we learn to live with constant appreciation.
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Someone once told me, "We all die. The goal isn't to live forever, the goal is to create something that will." Well, it was actually Chuck Palahniuk in one of his novels, but you get the point. I made a tumblr not only because writing is my passion, but because one day I will die, and all that will be left are my thoughts. Instead of storing them away in journals and word documents, I want to share them with you.
I don't own the copyright to any of the photos or videos, but the words are mine, and if they're not, i'll quote whom ever they are. I don't care about followers or shares, I simply write to write.
F. Scott Fitzgerald could put me to tears with how beautifully he writes. It's not so much the eloquence, but rather his effortless ability to explain exactly how I'm feeling. He once said, "All good writing is swimming under water and holding your breath." We all have so much to say, but how do we find the words? How does he? But most importantly, using so few of them. I suppose thanks to him—we don't have to.
Thursday Thoughts.
I believe we’re all given a gift. A spiritual gift that we did nothing to deserve. But it’s a gift that makes us unique and beautiful. It’s not something we have to learn, but rather something we learn to have. It’s something only we can truly exude. Forgiveness, compassion, the will to love, the gift to accept; whatever your gift, I urge you to unapologetically own it. It’s part of your purpose, your destiny, and eventually your legacy.
Mine happens to be empathy. And although I haven’t always embraced this gift, I’ve learned to be ever grateful for it. The power to understand and sympathize with people who wrong you, hate you, and hurt you isn’t always easy. But for me, it sort of has. Sometimes it’s been the only thing helping me combat all the other areas I’m lacking. Which is a lot.
"Out Of The Vein" was a criminally underrated album.
Just a little Monday humor!
Sometimes, I’m way too consumed with my future. I have all these dreams and goals that I feel I need to achieve to validate my life. But other times, there are these beautiful moments when I’m just having a hell of a time getting to wherever it is I’m going. I think everyone needs moments like that to keep them sane, but especially to show them that the future isn’t a year a way—it’s only a moment. The future is often right in front of us … we just forget to realize it.
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