28 4 / 2012
Conscious yet chaotic, this life of mine. Stirring with passion, fire, love, and hope. Present in each moment, leaving behind those false thoughts that once lived within me. Surrounded by enormous minds and gratifying love. Happiness simply becomes me. Conscious yet chaotic, this life of mine. ~T
28 4 / 2012
"A Woman in harmony with her spirit
is like a river flowing.
She goes where she will without pretense and arrives at her destination
prepared to be herself
and only herself"
27 12 / 2011
Remember — Although we do not want to believe it, everything does happen for a reason. Sooner or later, we’ll learn to accept the disaster, because we all know that some things are beyond our control. The best thing to do is to take a step back, breathe, and allow yourself to keep moving forward. ~T
27 12 / 2011
"I am simple, complex, generous, selfish, unattractive, beautiful, lazy, and driven."
15 9 / 2011
Life is full of surprises — Good and bad. Each experience comes with its own lesson. Accept it, learn it, and just live. ~T
15 9 / 2011
An Observation.
Sometimes while I’m driving, I observe the people on the bus stops, outside the shops, and those walking on the streets and I wonder how their lives are. Then, I look at my rearview mirror, where I see my own reflection and think that whatever I’m going through might be incomparable to what others around me are dealing with — A smile merely does not mean that life’s fabulous, because let’s face it, life can be tough.
Right now, I’m trying to find myself by testing my strengths and overcoming my weaknesses. I am simply proud of the things that I’ve accomplished and never regretted anything that I’ve done, even if others might disapprove.
~T
15 9 / 2011
"Toughness doesn’t have to come in a pinstripe suit."
14 9 / 2011
Live Above It.
It’s strange. You go through life, thinking that everything will fall in place, because it has in the past. All of a sudden, reality hits. Something dramatic occurs in your life and that’s when you stop and become aware that life is not a perfect portrait. The beautiful background soon becomes grim with a feeling of depression. It’s at that moment — or in my case — months later, where you decide that you can either live in that gloomy painting or change it into an alluring work of art. In life, you have an option: You can either live above the misery and find strength or simply stay there, confused and lost. Whatever you decide to do, ask yourself this: Why let something or someone damage your every being? Why not live above it? Test your strength — That’s the best part about life.
~T
13 9 / 2011
One of my favorite quotes from a favorite book:
“Happiness is the consequence of personal effort. You fight for it, strive for it, insist upon it, and sometimes even travel around the world looking for it. You have to participate relentlessly in the manifestations of your own blessings. And once you have achieved a state of happiness, you must never become lax about maintaining it, you must make a mighty effort to keep swimming upward into that happiness forever, to stay afloat on top of it. If you don’t, you will leak away your innate contentment.”
13 9 / 2011
"I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day and I believe in miracles."
13 9 / 2011
This photo was taken five years ago at the Rainbow Bar & Grill on Sunset Blvd., just after my second graduation ceremony. At that time and even before then, I knew what I wanted and did whatever I could to obtain all those possibilities. I felt invisible. I felt unstoppable. I felt like — well — myself. Who knew that two years later, I would be contemplating who I was and what I wanted. I was simply having an identity crisis, questioning my very being. I began focusing on the social scene: Clubs every weekend, consuming midori sours and blue hawaiians. I was a lost 20-something-year-old not knowing what to do with myself.
With a little soul-searching, isolation from others, and getting in touch with my spiritual-self, I can finally say that I am at a much happier place! In fact, just two days ago, I was making a list of what I wanted to achieve in the next few years of my life (I do this often) and how I was going to accomplish the things on that list. As I did this, I realized that I finally knew what I wanted and I knew how to get there — My heart felt light again.
~T
12 8 / 2011
Just a Thought: A Folded Piece of Paper.
Quotes are amazing. Just a few simple words can make you see things in a different light and brighten your perspective on life. I adore this one by Max Frisch: “Time does not change us. It just unfolds us.” This is the way I see it — Imagine a folded piece of paper. That’s the first phase of your life. With each passing phase, you’re unfolding this paper, until it becomes whole. I guess that’s what our main objective in life is: To feel complete. ~T
19 7 / 2011
"A girl should be two things: who and what she wants."
