Kera Holzinger

1. Speak softly. People are more prone to listening. 2. Smile in times of triumph. People follow those who have the strength for failure. 3. Do more when less is expected of you.

A heavy heart goes unnoticed. It becomes an ache that is pushed out through weak valves and into the corridors of an upset stomach. Like shots of adrenaline, thoughts of you stir in my core. My heart races.

Yeah, you say. This will be the life. No one is there telling you what to do.

What started out as a day of dress up quickly turned into a day of realization.

It was an early morning and I had just got to work.

You are in your twenties. You have figuratively started your career, but as you have comes to terms with the real world, you have realistically started paying your dues.