Music that Speaks

Do you ever find a song and instantly fall in love with it? It is the beat, the melody, the singer ... the lyrics. I fall for song with lyrics that speak to me.

I just came across "Scare Away the Dark" by Passsenger. I am not sure there could be a better song that I relate to now. His voice is so hypnotic.

Take a listen. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnlswPwKqlw

Now, let's talk lyrics and what this songs means to me. It says to be you, do you, be happy. Don't for a minute take a day for granted, make every moment count. Don't waste away your weekends - celebrate them. Work hard, play hard. Show all of your emotions withour fear. Don't be afraid to dream. We all wish we were something else (skinnier, smarter, etc) but at the end of the day, accept yourself. I appreciate the social media plug for what it is. Don't forget to be real, communicate. Real life happens in the present.

So I will end with my favorite bit ...

Well, sing, sing at the top of your voice,
Love without fear in your heart.
Feel, feel like you still have a choice
If we all light up we can scare away the dark

Friends Make Life Worth Everything

Your life is big. Keep reaching.
- Oprah Winfrey aka my Starbucks cup quote

I read a blog post this morning that felt like I wrote it, or perhaps was so good, I wish I wrote it! This blogger nailed the signs of real friendship.

Just read it ...

This Is What Real Friendship Looks Like  http://wp.me/p3w24p-t0 via @katielouisepow

After reading this, I was smiling. I am so lucky to have some truly awesome friends in my life.

Friends close and friends really far away. Friends that build me up in every way possible and friends who give me that reality check I needed. Friends who are honest to a "t" and I love them for that. Friends I live vicariously through. Others that I skype with and don't see nearly enough. Friends that I have grown apart from and am desperately trying to hold onto the relationship that I knew. 

But, most of all, I have found a core group of girls, most of them not even in the same city, who I love absolutely. I know if I am having a bad day or just need to tell them something funny, they are only a text or phone call away.

So, this is just a quick "thank you" to my friends. I don't always do a great job of communicating and constantly keeping in touch, but you are always in my mind. 

1. Can pick up where we left off no matter how long we go without talking? Krista S
2. Best entertainer: Christina H 
3. Share a bottle of wine and trashy tv; Meghan R
4. Finds a secual innuendo even if there is not one there: Victoria M
5. Knows me the best: Sam
6. Greatest childhood memories with: Jessica C
7. Most creative style and writing: Megan H
8. Healthiest: Shannon
9. Most motivated: 
10. Guaranteed for a laugh: Dan
11. Career driven:  Lily M
12. Biggest change: Jessica C
13. Sarcastic: Karen
14. Most sincere: Kristin

Let's talk about body image. No seriously, from the "Thigh Gap" to the "Finger Trap" to now getting surgeries to look perfect in a selfie. What else will we come up with.? STOP destorting your own self images. What good does it do?

I am not talking about working out to look better or eating to be healthy. I am talking about taking it to the extreme and doing it for everyone else except yourself.

I run because I am challenging myself to a race. Oh, and because I like pizza and I can no longer just eat it anymore without gainining 10lbs. :) I eat healthy to feel good about myself and so my body feels good. I don't like constantly having an upset stomach, feeling bloated or tired. I do it for myself. I don't put lots of pressure on myself to be a certain size, because let's face it - I do enjoy food. 

It saddens me seeing how kids today bully each other on social media and now create these standards of being "fit." I am sorry, but WHO says you are perfect and beautiful if you finger perfectly aligns with your chin and nose? Perhaps I broke my finger? Now where is your scale?

Love your BODY! Seriously. And if you don't ... eat clean, exercise. But don't compare yourselves to others or worse, make others feel bad because of the way we look.

It would be a boring world if we all looked alike.