“It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change.”

“Do you hear the people sing

Lost in the valley of the night?

It is the music of a people

Who are climbing to the light.

For the wretched of the earth

There is a flame that never dies.

Even the darkest night will end

And the sun will rise."

Les Mis

I've never understood love, 

maybe I never will but I'm going to try. Because if love produces those perfect moments in life, I want more. And be careful, because with forgiveness comes acceptance. Never settle for any less then you deserve, because that's cheating yourself of being loved the way you are supposed to be loved...

I had a dream my life would be
So different from this hell I'm living
So different now from what it seemed
Now life has killed the dream I dreamed.

Les Mis

“Too many times we stand aside and let the waters slip away, till what we put off till tomorrow has now become today. So don't you sit upon the shoreline and say you're satisfied. Choose to chance the rapids and dare to dance the tide.”

I don't know... 

if you know who you are...

until you lose who you are...

-ts

So many things happen so quickly,

even when it feels like time is simply crawling past.

You look back and you realized that everything is different then it was the last time.

I've spoken about this,

time...

such a surprise how it's always surprising me,

when really it's the most constant of anything and all things.

But nonetheless,

I forget that time and perspective are different.

Perspective does not change time,

but time creates perspective.

Such an endless looping of events ...

brought by time and circumstance,

faced with brand new perspective.

I think there is something beautiful about suffering,

don't misunderstand what I mean when i say this.

Suffering is the product of transformation,

transformation is the process of creation,

creation of a better version of self.

The farther from the adventure,

the deeper into the mundane,

and you almost erase   a past of adventure, and bravery, and challenge.

Don't forget what you did,

how you believed,

how you pushed harder then you ever have,

how you accomplished things you never thought.

Let that be your foreshadowing into a bright future.

Because you're a fool if you believe it comes easy.

Remember what you said?

Everything, everything, everything that is worth anything...

is a product of trials and suffering.

The ultimate character building experience.

You are supposed to maintain a patience and an optimism.

Don't let life rob you of the things that you cherish,'

the things that you earned in your travels,

the medals you wear.

Nothing can take away where I have been,

even when the memories begin to slip away, as you know they are going...

let you're character and the version of self be the illustrations of what was once.

Please don't be discouraged.

Sometimes, when it's hard to see through to the other side,

just remember how it was,

remember you create your own destiny,

you decide you're own choices,

but be hopeful.

Know that what happened once may happen again.

Appreciate perfect moments. 

Remember to live a life that makes you appreciate the beauty.

Never stop seeing the beauty...

in the sounds of the songs,

the look in his eyes,

the smell of the air,

the brilliance of nature.

Beauty is still present in despair.

And love hard.

You said you open yourself to possibilities...

I don't understand love,

but i'm trying.

You say you love me,

but I cannot understand that.

All the love in my life has been harsh and come with conditions.

So prove me wrong,

and I will show you the way I live.

The struggles of transformation

and all the endless beauty.