there's no shame in being afraid.
hell, we are all afraid.
what you got to do is figure out what you're afraid of...
because when you put a face on it, you can beat it.
better yet, you can you use it.

i lost my way a little bit this year.
but lately, it's been better.
it's pretty amazing how temptation can be silenced by a ray of hope.
but when the face of that hope is a boy's face...
i guess for me...hope comes with trust issues too.

there are moments in our lives where we find ourselves at crossroads.
the choices we make in those moments can define the rest of our days.
and, of course, when faced with the unknown, most of us prefer to turn around and go back.
but, once in awhile, people push on to something better.
something found just beyond the pain of going at it alone.
and just beyond the bravery and courage it takes to let someone in.
or to give someone a second chance.
something beyond the quiet persistence of a dream.
because, it's only when you're tested that you truly discover who you are.
and it's only when you're tested that you discover who you can be.
the person you want to be does exist....
somewhere on the other side of hard work and faith and belief.
and beyond the heartache and fear of what lies ahead.

most people don't know who they are, that's why they lie.
they're afraid someone will figure it out before they do.

all girls want is for someone to want them back.

sometimes the pain becomes such a huge part of your life that you expect it to always be there.
because you can't remember a time in your life when it wasn't.
but then one day you feel something else...
something that feels wrong, only because it's so unfamiliar.
and in that moment you realize...you're happy.

when all your dreams come true, who do you want standing next to you?

sometimes people play hard to get because they need to know the other person's feelings are real.

and once you lose yourself, you have two choices.
find the person you used to be, or lose that person completely.
because sometimes, you have to step outside the person you;ve been,
and remember the person you were meant to be.
the person you want to be.
the person you are.

you can't live in fear.
life is about taking risks, not being afraid of going after what you want.

sometimes i wonder if anything is absolute anymore.
is there still right and wrong?
good and bad?
truth and lies?
or is everything negotiable,  left to interpretation, gray?
sometimes we're forced to bend the truth, transform it...
because we're faced with things that are not of our own making.
and sometimes, things simply catch up to us.

life kicks you around sometimes.
it scares you and t beats you up.
but there's one day when you realize,
you're not just a survivor.
you're a fighter.
you're tougher than anything.

as we strain to grasp the things we desire,
the things that will make our life better--money, popularity, fame...
we ignore the things that truly matter.
the simple things like friendship, family, love.
the things that we probably already had.

sometimes it's easy to feel like you're the only one in the world struggling...
who's frustrated, unsatisfied, or barely getting by.
but that feeling is a lie.
if you just hold on....
just find the courage to face it all for another day...
someone or something will find you and make it all ok.
because we all need a little help sometimes.
someone to hep us hear the music in the world.
to remind us that it won't always be that way.
that someone is out theere and that someone will find you.

i am going to miss you.
i already do.
you've become such a big part of my life.
sometimes, i think it's strange that i didn't know until now.

most people are stronger than they know.
they just forget to believe in it sometimes.

you know it's been said...
that we just don't recognize the significant moments of our lives while they're happening.
we grow complacent with ideas, or things, or people...
and we take them for granted,
and it's usually not until that things is about to be taken away
that you realize how wrong you've been...
you realize how much you need it.
you realize how much you love it.