My Life Mantra

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Forgive those who have hurt you. Let go. Ask for forgiveness from those you have hurt.

Travel to destinations you’ve never planned to see.

Don’t ever let yourself get too comfortable.

Don’t be afraid to wander and get lost. READ THE ENTIRE POST…

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Who Taught You How To Love?

Photo Credit: Rachel Vintayen

Here are some excerpts from my recent post, “Who Taught You How To Love.”
As I age, I find that I am in a constant state of balancing these three ways life: to expect perfection, question, and still have the ability to trust and love others. As I get older, I find that I lean, in [...]

Searching For The Purpose of Life

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Last night, I watched the Tree of Life. It fascinates me how a movie can have the ability to see into your soul.
I’ve been thinking a lot about my future, lately, and what I want out life and what defines happiness? I live, like many others in Los Angeles, with the pressure to succeed, make money, and [...]

Farewell, Mundane World: Hello, London!

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It’s happening again, as it has happened so many times before. “Get out!” I hear this little voice in my head saying. “Get out, before it’s too late!” It’s telling me to run, before I’m stuck in a life I’ve never wanted or planned for. I’m eighteen years old, and it suddenly hits me, like a vicious [...]

Remembering France With Love

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Music has the ability to bring you back to a place and time distant from the present. It is much more than a memory. It is an emotion and sensation felt once before but not for a long time. I listen to the song, “El Matador,” by Jonathon Wilson, and I am nineteen years old [...]

I Am Beautiful?

Elya's Face

This poem is about aging and how, as women, we can be extremely harsh on our bodies as they change and go through what is a very natural part of life.Also, how we will do everything in our power to slow down and delay the inevitable. I am not passing judgement here. I am as guilty [...]