"Forgiveness is letting go of the hope that the past can be changed."

-OPRAH

Lookin’ for something new out of life

because this daily routine I’m finding myself in just isn’t cuttin’ it anymore. I’m getting comfortable and too complacent. COMPLACENT!! Time to rough things up.. and develop new interests. That, or reignite some old ones.

1) Learn a new language.

2) Discover a passion for cooking/commit to learning how to cook.

3) Take up kickboxing/self-defense classes.

4) ZUMBA!

"Get out of your own way."

Sleepless nights.

I need to learn how to meditate or somethinn’, ‘cuz I just have too much trouble falling asleep at night.

I still have a lot of growing up to do.

I have to be open to constructive criticism. This isn’t high school or college anymore. This is the real world. and if you don’t have balls of steel, you’re not gonna make it very far or for very long. It’s fact.

Going hand in hand with that is being woman enough to accept responsibility for the mistakes I make. And I feel like I do, open and honestly. The part I’m having a tough time coming to grips with is realizing the mistakes I make are only situational—they occur at a moment in space and time and under certain circumstances. They don’t define me. Just because I make certain mistakes, doesn’t mean I’m incompetent, lazy or irresponsible. It just means I have a lot more to learn.

Get over it.

There comes a time when you just gotta let shit go and realize enough is exactly what it is—enough. Making it a priority to put happiness first in all aspects of my life.

(Source: whoputsyoubacktogether)

"The everyday practice is simply to develop a complete acceptance​ and openness toward all situations​ and all emotions and to all people, experiencing everything​ totally, without mental reservatio​n, and without centralizi​ng onto oneself."

-Trungpa Rinpoche (via commondense)

"It is toxic thinking that blocks us from what we, as human beings, most need and yearn for in life: To feel alive in meaningful connection to our self and life around us; to feel our love is “good enough” and contributes value in our life and relationships; and to love courageously, thus, authentically with our whole hearts, with no “need” for approval or things external to ourselves to feel “complete” or deserving of love."

-Athena Staik, Ph.D.