#photoshoot #getit (Taken with instagram)
Just a taste of home back in MN…I miss it! #MN #winter #snowfall #snowing #cold #firtrees (Taken with instagram)
I’m definitely going to be swigging NyQuil this evening when I get home. Sore throats thanks to Nashville’s constantly changing weather are never fun.
Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise. - Benjamin Franklin
For those who may be looking for something a bit more reflective I implore you to check this out and share with others!
Source: SoundCloud / Matt Muha
Rarely do I get to enjoy the time spent typing, or writing for that matter, on my keyboard. As of late I have been able to do so though, which has been a great pleasure. I go for months and months not writing and I honestly feel as if a piece of me has slipped away because of it. It’s just letters put on paper. In this case it’s buttons pushed on a keyboard. Simple, yet each one has meaning and lends itself to the bigger picture. When I’ve completed a few lines, I pause to stop and look back at what I’ve written. Sometimes I don’t go back to read my writing for a long time. Days, months, even years! Most times it makes me remember the past. Sometimes it stirs the good and sometimes the bad. I don’t like thinking of the negative things that have happened to me in the past. I enjoy a good experience and the emotions it evokes. Someday I hope I can look back on all of my experiences and feel good about my track record. It’s scary to think of it like that sometimes but I know I am not going to be disappointed. Whatever happens happens.
strawberries in june (by Bookshop Folk)
My favorite fruit this time of year! I need some more strawberries before they loose their peak season! Tomorrow I think I’ll stop and get some at the grocery store. They are so good and with a little cane sugar on top they are delicious!
Source: Flickr / lornajayne
It has been something on my mind for a while now but I figured writing about it might help me better understand in my own mind the entire concept of the matter. The thing I am trying to decipher or get a better grasp on is the topic of how truly our world today has transformed what the relationship of a girl and boy looks like. I have not been around for a long time, only 23 years now of experience, but I do know that I have experienced an overwhelming and increasing amount of individuals, who seem to have lowered their standards of who they choose to spend their time with. Inside every person I feel there is a desire to want to be with someone who is genuine and sincere. Someone who will honor them and treat them with true respect. When we as human beings don’t always have the pleasure of getting that true respect from a significant other we at times end up filling the need with something of less value than we really are deserving of. From my own experiences and seeing individuals I know go through this process of settling for less it tears me up inside. I myself cave into my emotions from time to time, but there is a difference between that and the longevity of a relationship with someone who doesn’t show respect or treat the other as an equal fairly with honor and true love. When someone experiences these negative interactions over and over from relationship to relationship they tend to succumb to the fact they will never be with someone who could be their other complete half.
My point in all of this is although there may appear to be no one for you out there, to hold on and don’t despair. Don’t settle for less and don’t allow yourself to be told you have to lower your mindset when it comes to being with a girl or boy in a relationship setting. God loves you and he cares about your life so he has someone for you who will treat you with the respect you deserve. I feel He has someone set aside for even me, a ridiculous individual at times to be honest. Someone who’s sincerity I will be able to truly appreciate and express an honest and heartfelt gentlemen-like persona in return.