"We must fight, every day, for freedoms that may never manifest in their entirety. And let not our fears be chains and let not our pain be the gate at which happiness stands in waiting. And after all is said and done, we shall love still. And deeply."

Confusion, I have noticed, does not suit me well. It is something I have yet to learn how to wear gracefully. Instead it hangs off of me like the kind of ill-fitting garb that is off-putting to anyone who doesn’t understand the heart beneath it.  It frustrates me, it angers me, it even emboldens me to do things that I normally would not.  What it ( Read more... )

Today reminds me of a John Legend song because, well, "things they are a changin'." And as corny as that sounds, there really has been an ascension of a certain feeling in the air. My life has taken on a new tone...it's the same song but the music is a little different. And, although my surroundings have and will continue to change, what is most ( Read more... )

Don't know how or why I thought of this...I was in bed in one of those semi-concious states and I thought/dreamt about my future. The ending is the best part...because it's more of a beginning.

I was married - we were very much in love - and we had two children. A boy and a girl. We lived a sort of European lifestyle and split our time between the ( Read more... )