coming up for air

6.24.09:::function room @ the condo

i guess at one point, we all have our share of growing up to do. i gave myself until 25 years old to not think about the future. i guess it came a year earlier and honestly, i really don't mind.

i've been through almost hell and back. i've seen how evil works and survived it.

i'm turning 24 but it took me almost 23 years to appreciate life. i'm more bruised and broken than i've ever been and yet more profoundly grateful of life and wiser than i ever was.

i think that crying your heart out and feeling the pain, no matter how heart-wrenching, is the best way to heal.

i think that taking risks are necessary for one to grow, that there's a bigger world than our issues and drama, that letting go of past grudges is one of the best decisions i've ever made, that you should not punish yourself for not knowing what you want, that its okay to falter once in a while, that we should love the people who treat us right and forget about the ones who don't, that not everyone in this world is evil, that it's never too late to find your passion, and that being young gives us the license to live carefree, go crazy once in a while, to dream and find our path, learn from our mistakes, and start over.

yes, we pick up the pieces and start over.

starting on a clean slate. :)