love

It’s hard

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Why does it seem when everything is going amazing there is always someone to pull you down? I try to keep my head up but it gets to a point where even if you are the  most positive person and you try to stay that way, you just ask if it is worth it to be that way. Because it’s so easy to be like everyone else. It’s like you just want to stop trying. You just want to give in, give up and just stop being what makes you, you.

Then I read this post by one of my fellow bloggers Brandon Knoll. And he is so right!

When anyone tries to make you feel less, try to make you feel like you cannot do anything, or even tries to destroy what you are proud of remember they are the ones that are wrong. They choose the easy route to make you feel insignificant, undesirable, unworthy, unhappy, unaccomplished. They do it to make themselves feel superior to you because you are happy with you. You are wanted. You are beautiful. You are amazing. Don’t let anyone ever crush you, take you apart, or destroy you. Stay positive and happy. They cannot take that away from you unless you allow them to. Be what you are you…no one can take that away from you.

Thanks Brandon for that amazing post. You reminded me of what is important.

Life happens…sometimes faster then we think.

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I was taking pictures the other day and my daughter who is 13 was there with me. We started talking about everything under the sun. As I was listening to her, it surprised me just how much she changed from that little girl that was always running around, giggling, climbing, getting into things to this young lady that now has a whole different perspective on things. She has such a bright but a little hesitant look on the world.  I guess that is the age as well. I took pictures of her that day as well and I see the amazing differences.  She is no longer that little girl. She is becoming a strong, beautiful young lady. She will always be my little girl though…that will never change 🙂