QUOTES ON QUOTES ON QUOTES

DAY 4: FAVORITE QUOTE AND WHY YOU LOVE IT 

Wow, do I suck. Big time. Skipping two days?! I'm actually not surprised, I knew it would happen. BUT! I'm going to try to get better. This one is actually a really tough call. I am one of those geeky people that really digs quotes (as you can probably tell by the number I've used already...) I have them written everywhere, even resorting to bright pink sticky notes on my mirror. It would be next to impossible for me to pick a single quote to share. So instead, I'm going to give you my greatest hits. The first page of my journal has my favorite three quotes; my mantras, if I'm going to get Buddha on you. And I assure you, the first page is as far in as anyone will ever see of that book if I have anything to do with it. 

"Believe in yourself & all that you are. Know that something inside you is greater than any obstacle"-Christian D. Larson

Whenever something stressful or hurtful or overwhelming or scary comes along, my gut instinct is to just go crawl in a hole, hide under a rock in said hole, and tell the world to keep on keepin' on without me. As much as I would love to do that, it's not always the best idea. I came across this quote in the middle of one of those times, and have kept it in my back pocket ever since. 

"Love. It will not betray you, dismay or enslave you. It will set you free" -Mumford and Sons

Love sucks. No, let me try that again. HEARTBREAK sucks. It is the most gut wrenching, life consuming, miserable feeling known to man. It rips you from the inside out, changing your being for a fraction of time. And if it's true heartbreak, it will change your being for the rest of your life. You take the lessons with you into future relationships and future experiences, changing the way you view others and even yourself. When you're in the midst of that heartbreak or even loneliness, which can be an equally heart shattering place, it's hard to remember that when love is there and right, it fixes you. And even if it doesn't seem like that is out there, it is. 

"I wanted to be a certain kind of woman. I became that woman" -Diane von Furstenberg 

I will be the first one to tell you that I don't know a thing about fashion. I will also shamelessly admit that the only reason I know who Diane von Furstenberg is is because of The Hills (judge away). But I came across this and I just loved it. This is such a hugely shaping time in my life. I'm figuring out who I am and who I want to be. Sometimes it seems like there are so many choices to make and so many different paths to maneuver through. It gets overwhelming, and sometimes I wonder if I'm making the right ones. But when you break it down, it is as simple (and as complicated) as this: find out who you are, and be that person. I'm finally at the point in my life where I really just don't care what other people think of me. I know that my family and my best friends will be by me, love me and support me. And if I have them, who else matters? I am being more honest with myself than I have ever been, and it's a wonnnnnderful feeling.