I got the idea for this challenge from Kelly, whose blog I recently started following. I always enjoy reading what other people have to say in their own versions of the “30-day challenge” so I thought it would be something new and fun for me to do now that summer is officially here. I think it’ll also give me a chance to learn a little more about myself along the way. So, here goes.

It’s not a matter of IF, but WHEN. Believe in yourself and what you set out to do or don’t do it all.

Professor Mark Harris

I don’t know if you’ve ever felt like that. That you wanted to sleep for a thousand years. Or just not exist. Or just not be aware that you do exist. Or something like that. I think wanting that is very morbid, but I want it when I get like this. That’s why I’m trying not to think. I just want it all to stop spinning.

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Spent this afternoon strolling around Downtown San Francisco, catching up with an old friend from middle school. I took my camera out and snapped a few shots while we were at Union Square. The city looks so cozy and gorgeous this time of the year. I love the holidays.

To me, “Fearless” is not the absence of fear. It’s not being completely unafraid. To me, fearless is having fears. Fearless is having doubts. Lots of them. To me, fearless is living in spite of those things that scare you to death. Fearless is falling madly in love again, even though you’ve been hurt before. Fearless is walking into your freshmen year of high school at fifteen. Fearless is getting back up and fighting for what you want over and over again… even though every time you’ve tried before, you’ve lost. It’s fearless to have faith that someday things will change. Fearless is having the courage to say goodbye to someone who only hurts you, even if you can’t breathe without them. I think it’s fearless to fall for your best friend, even though he’s in love with someone else. And when someone apologizes to you enough times for things they’ll never stop doing, I think it’s fearless to stop believing them. It’s fearless to say, “You’re NOT sorry”, and walk away. I think loving someone despite what people think is fearless. I think allowing yourself to cry on the bathroom floor is fearless. Letting go is fearless. Then, moving on and being alright… that’s fearless too. But no matter what love throws at you, you have to believe in it. You have to believe in love stories and prince charmings and happily ever after. That’s why I write these songs. Because I think love is fearless.

Taylor Swift

My favorite time of the year

There is, in fact, an incredible freedom in having nothing left to lose.

Marya Hornbacher, Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia (via loveishere)

I LOVE THIS! His vows almost made me cry.

It does not count if you believe in yourself when it’s easy to believe in yourself. It does not count if you believe the world can be a better place when the future looks bright. It does not count if you think you’re going to make it when the finish line is right in front of you. It counts when it’s hard to believe in yourself, when it looks like the world’s going to end and you’ve still got a long way to go. That’s when it counts. That’s when it matters the most.

I Wrote This For You