"my mission, should i choose to accept it, is to find peace with exactly who and what i am. to take pride in my thoughts, my appearance, my talents, my flaws and to stop this incessant worrying that i can't be loved as i am" -anais nin

i haven't had the opportunity to enjoy fall the same as last year, partly because of the clouds and partly because i'm working later. but today i was able to fall back in love with my favorite season all over again, as i do most times when i walk outside and the sun is shining and the leaves reflect the light in a way God could have only created. perfect just for our eyes. its hard to not be filled with an overwhelming sense of joy, like everything is going to be ok. so autumn, please don't make a short visit, i would love to spend more time with you and i promise to be more loyal. peep through the clouds a little bit longer please.

saw the head and the heart perform at southern ground music festival this past weekend in charleston, they're my new listening crush. enjoy.

happy almost hump day from some joyful little people. 

i dare you not to smile.

"i choose to believe that there is nothing more sacred or profound than this day. i choose to believe that there may be a thousand big moments embedded in this day, waiting to be discovered like tiny shards of gold. the big moments are the daily, tiny moments of courage and forgiveness and hope that we grad on to and extend to one another... the big moments are in every hour, every conversation, every meal, every meeting." -shauna neiquist

"i hope that someday, somebody wants to hold you for twenty minutes straight, and that's all they do. they don't pull away. they don't look at your face. they don't try to kiss you. all they do is wrap you up in their arms, without an ounce of selfishness in it" -jenna waitress

we're eight days into my very most favorite month of all time!

enjoy it. because it's happening.

-stephen chbosky