finding joy

You start to wonder who you could become if you spent every day taking care of yourself and leaning into the joy. You start to wonder if maybe you never have to go back to the way it was before. You start to wonder what you could accomplish. You start to wonder while embracing the joy you have received and wielding the power you have granted yourself as you explore your options, dreams, and endless possibilities. You start to wonder if sacrificing your joy is worth it.

memories

It makes me wonder though; what will I forget about my present, my now, years into the future. What is going to stick with me? What will be forgotten? Maybe that’s a lot of the reason why I write. The reason I’m always taking pictures. The reason I try to be grateful for something every day.

gratitude

I began to notice the way the sunshine sifted through the leaves, to strangers who smiled on the sidewalk, to the way my pillow felt after a long day, and to the friendships that supported me. What if, in noticing the things you love about you and in your life, you started to experience a happiness you never thought possible?