When you turn the lights out, it's all the same darkness.

Promise me one thing, when you pick the one you're gonna really be with promise me they are someone who respects you and treats you well.. someone who makes your heart race and someone you love. Because of who they are, not what they do. Use your head and follow your heart.

They say you don't choose who you fall in love with, that it just happens without us really even knowing it.. and up until today I guess I didn't really believe that. I spend so much time pushing people away because it's easier than letting them in.. letting them get close to me. I have my reasons.. I guess I'm a little jaded, but isn't everyone? We spend our lives just trying to get by day to day and then all of a sudden someone comes into your life, unannounced and changes everything. Suddenly you're doing things you never thought you would, saying things that don't sound natural & constantly checking your phone for their text.. what the fuck. Guess that's love right? I guess you could say I'm not loves biggest advocate. I find myself struggling to find a balance that feels comfortable.. some sort of stable ground.. I'm not there, but I'm working on it. I think my biggest reason for not letting people get close to me is that I always end up getting hurt, someone's always letting me down.. so in turn I freeze them out. It's easier than going through the motions. So let me just say this - no matter who it is, where you are, or when it happens, when you turn out the lights it's all the same darkness. Make sure you're with someone who's gonna be there when you wake up..

Should've just called him whiskey.

So 6 beers into this post I forgot what I originally wanted to write about .. Lyrics will have to do for now.

Shoulda just called it like I saw it.
Shoulda just called for help & ran like hell that day.
The burning, the stinging, the high and the heat and the "left-me-wanting-more" feeling when he kissed me.
I shoulda just called him "Whiskey".

Holding out for a hero..

How many moments in life can you point to and say "that's when it all changed?"


What moments define our lives? How can we tell that things are changing? Is it when you finally realize something isn't working out the way you planned? Or when someone walks into or out of your life? We deal with these challenges on a daily basis, but can you point out that significant moment when your world shifted? Was it for better or for worse? Now think about how you got to the point you are at in your life because of these moments.. was it where you thought you would end up? .......


No.


Little moments can alter our lives forever. Whether it be a phone call, a text message, or simply bumping into someone on the street.. these happenings can shift our lives without us even knowing it. Now, I'm a firm believer in the whole "your life is what you make it" matter.. but I also believe that people, even if they are in our lives for a brief amount of time, have the power to alter our lives.. so hold out for the ones who will stick around.. the ones who are worth your time and effort.