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I knew who I was, but it also seemed like I was trying to mold myself into something I wasn’t.

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I keep hearing your dissatisfaction with life when you cry

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You begin to feel at peace with yourself.

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The elusive “cool” girl… Every girl wants to be her.

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Contrast is a beautiful thing. Living doesn’t consist of straight lines and perfect 90-degree angles. No, living has sharp corners, steep drops and dark tunnels. Pain and joy can mean you’re living. Not just existing.

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Spend time on yourself to become better, do things that make you happy, make some ‘me time.’

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Because the person that you find it with will change with you, not for you. You’ll change together.

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Stop apologizing for who you are and just be. Be silly, be strange, be happy, be crazy, be independent, be in love, be unafraid, be nervous, be strong, be okay with leaning on someone else. Be whatever the hell you want. Be you.

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The male approach to dating and getting married lies somewhere between that of a caveman and a mechanical engineer, often more like the caveman. So, I have simplified WHY remaining a girl-friend outweighs a girl-friend who changes in order to be considered marriage material.

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Vulnerability is poorly understood as being weak, but in all actuality, it is the purest form of strength that we can ever experience. Vulnerability is what connects one human to another.