I got your back...

So I have a lot to say but I wanted to condense everything into something small for now. Maybe i'll follow through with some more later.

Check it.

A friend will always be in the front row at your "show", (even if you've never been more nervous for what's to come, he's still got your back).

SL

Open letter to "Mom"

Dear Mom,

Thank you for patience. Thank you for giving me thankfulness. Thank you for making me industrious. Thank you for showing me God instead of giving me a god. Thank you for not worrying about me. Thank you for worrying too much. Thank you for accepting Taylor Swift into our family one day. Thank you for making me a dreamer (see the previous statement). Thank you for making me eat Irish Potatoes. Thank you for taking money off my allowance when I was sassy-frassy. Thank you for leaving me always wanting more.

Patience is kind, patience is cruel, but patience wins (25 years later).

Thank you for patience. Be patient with me.

Dream on blogosphere.

SL

Ya owe it to yourself!

I love when people keep people in check. I had a good friend of mine today tell me in so many words to, enjoy myself, enjoy life, because well, "i owe it to myself". 

I love it! Straight up reminded me of home. For some reason, Philadelphians love to tell one another "ahh comon' ya owe it to yourself!"

So blogosphere, "YA OWE IT TO YOURSELF!"

Think about that idea, but not selfishly. Not you owe yourself a trip to Nordstrom Rack or you owe yourself a peppermint latte before each and every class. These motives completely sideswipe the idea at the heart of owing it to yourself. Its about two very important things.

1. Take care of yourself 

2. Take care of others (i still think you deal with number 2 before 1 even comes into the question)

Lemme try and reframe this idea in a different way. So try and add these 5 ideas to your lexicon of "owing it to yourself".

1. Ya owe it to yourself to love when hurt is all you see

2. Ya owe it to yourself to be goodness, when hate is all you feel

3. Ya owe it to yourself to make loneliness obsolete

4. Ya owe it to yourself to give the hungry some food and good conversation

and finally 5. Ya owe it to yourself to give what has already been given to you

Thats all. Keep writing, i will. Keep laughing, i will. Keep loving, i will, Keep praying, i will. Keep dreaming, i do.

SL