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"True love stories never have endings." ~ Richard Bach Symbolism Locks are symbolic for many reasons. They are solid, all but impermeable without a key. You have to make a concerted effort to break a lock, and even then it isn't easy unless you have something like bolt cutters. And who walks around with those? [...]
"Never give up. And most importantly, be true to yourself. Write from your heart, in your own voice, and about what you believe in." ~ Louise Brown Ten Years First, Holy Expletive! Ten years! Ten years I have put myself through this torture. Ten years of word sprints, hundreds upon thousands of words, (over five [...]
"A lot of my friends have tattoos; I realized that it's not only just a part of pop culture, but a bit of a map on someone's body, which says something about people. A part of their life, like an armor or a crest." ~ Christian Louboutin Tattoos While tattoos might be considered controversial, they [...]
"Welcome home my boys Welcome home my sons Welcome home my husband Welcome home my love Welcome home, welcome home" ~ Bandstand Broadway Therapy There is something utterly riveting about Broadway. It literally seems like magic in itself as cast and crew move around the stage seamlessly in front of a live audience. From shifting [...]
It is hard to believe that sixteen years have passed. I was a child, but I ended that day with my innocence shattered and profound grief that the world could be so evil. Yet I quickly learned despite the most incomprehensible and horrific circumstances there are good people. In one day we saw the worst [...]
"I think sometimes the best training is to rest." ~ Cristiano Ronaldo Not going to sugar coat, the past week has been tough. Not only have I been dealing with the mother of all injuries, I have been warring with myself. Do you ever do that? Do you ever feel like different parts of your [...]
"I think there's so much emphasis on body image and results and outcome, but really what you should be after is to be healthy and to feel good about yourself." ~ Abby Wambach It might seem like an oxymoron, for years I could have considered it my job, forcing myself to vomit eight, ten times a day. [...]
"I never feel lonely if I've got a book - they're like old friends. Even if you're not reading them over and over again, you know they are there. And they're part of your history. They sort of tell a story about your journey through life." ~ Emilia Fox A couple years ago, I ended [...]