Lauren Jarvis-Gibson

The kind of love that you are worth is the kind that never dampens your smile. It is the kind that sees the whole galaxy by just looking into your eyes. The kind that sees the future just by seeing your smile. And the kind that never, ever, looks away from your steady gaze.

I might not know what I’m doing, and I might not have everything figured out right now, but that’s the exact point of life. You don’t go on a rollercoaster just for a straight line path that never dips. You want all of the dips, drops and spins that it can offer you.

I don’t know why I keep dreaming up the same dream. I don’t know why you always say the same line, that makes my heart leap out of my chest. But when I wake up, and I lie there, gutted, and in shock, it’s because for those minutes, I thought it was real. I thought it was all real.

As an Aries, you are incredibly independent. Don’t ever date someone who can control you in any way and who doesn’t respect your own need for alone time.

Don’t let yourself grimace at the thought of love. Don’t turn your nose up at it. Because no matter how much you get hurt from love, and how much it tries to crumble you up, love will always prevail. It’s not ever going to go away.

Please don’t let your fears keep you from living a great life. Stop pressing pause in your life. Start pressing play. No matter how scary it may seem, it’s better than not living at all.

I know that for a strong woman, it’s hard to accept this. You don’t want help. You don’t feel like you need it. And it’s hard to confront your own emotions head on. But, confronting how you feel right now, will ultimately make you a stronger person. And it will ultimately help you grow.

To date a strong woman, you need to be able to man the f**k up. With all the cracks her heart has endured through the years, she has turned it into steel. But, you need to break down those barriers and see what’s inside. You need to be able to hear her story and not run.