give until it hurts and then give some more.

favorite place in the world.

"crying isn't enough; conversion is what's needed."

you're not gonna reach my telephone.

Too many people, including me, text wayyy too much. I've caught myself texting while I'm at dinner with someone and I get so mad at myself because I'm not letting myself be in the moment and enjoy the company I'm with. I know parents say that and it seems annoying, but if you think about it, it is so true. If you're out with your friends, try to keep the texting to a minimum. You'll never know what you're going to end up missing out on or even doing to your friendship by focusing more on the people texting than who you're with. This week I haven't had my phone around me as much as I usually do and it felt amazing. I spent more time thinking about the present and leaving time for me whereas usually if I have my phone, I get caught up in talking to different people, worrying if certain people aren't texting me, etc. Try to have even a day where you hardly look at your phone- you'll be surprised with how you feel.

teenage dream.

love.

be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.

I think it is so sad how many people feel as though they cannot act like themselves around certain people. I see too many friends acting like total hypocrites just because they are trying to impress someone or look "cool". If you feel like someone will not like you if you act like yourself, then they are not worth it. Be confident in yourself enough to not have to lower your standards or change your opinions just because other people don't agree with you. Each one of us is unique and that's what makes us so individually special. How boring and lifeless would the world be if everyone had the same opinions and all acted the same. Remember that you are amazing just the way you are, and you are only cheating yourself if you change yourself for other people.

this time baby i'll be bulletproof.

"An arrow can be shot only by pulling it backward. So when life is dragging you back with difficulties, it means that it's going to launch you into something great."

"Learn all you can from the mistakes of others. You won't have time to make them all yourself."

"Experience is not what happens to a man. It is what a man does with what happens to him."

"It's not how many times you fall down, it's how many times you get back up."

“God allows us to experience the low points of life in order to teach us lessons we could not learn in any other way. The way we learn those lessons is not to deny the feelings but to find the meanings underlying them.”

"Strength isn't how much you can handle before you break; it's about how much you can handle after you break."

"If a mistake is a stepping stone, it is not a mistake."

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The bad experiences we all have are here for us to learn from. What is the point of making mistakes and getting hurt when you are not going to learn from them or grow from them? Challenge yourself to make the most out of the inevitable bad experiences that will happen to you. Don't let yourself get too down from them- show the world that you can be strong and rise above it. After every big storm, there is a rainbow after. Bad times won't be there forever. Take every moment and take full advantage of it because life is short, shorter than it may seem at times. Remember that and go out there and be the best person you can.

your life in a snapshot.

fearless.