family

i am grateful for my family this holiday season. they mean so much to me and they don't get recognized enough for what they do for me nor do i tell them how much i adore and love them. especially sam. i love my family, words do not express how thankful i am for them.

i love my dads ability to comfort me and to fix all my problems. i love him for loving my mom and being a rock in my life.

i love my moms way of teaching me about life and myself, both by example and by words, even when i don't want to hear it. i love her knack for turning anything into something beautiful even when it seems impossible.

i love courtney for being my best friend, for making me happy and being my sister and better half the majority of the time. she makes me a better person and strive to become my best self.

i love sam for being himself and completely honest with me. he is the funniest brother i know and always up to something. he is so talented and i love him.

{good}

i have been flooded with emotions lately. i had a lovely weekend and got to spend some quality time with sister and an old friend. i loved all of it and it really was what i needed. i feel on track. i've already accomplished a few personal goals or am working towards them. slowly but surely things will be great.

one thing i have been pondering is the word "good." i hate using it because it sounds mediocre or just average, but i've realized that being good or doing good is much much more then average. a good person is aiming for perfection, they run deep with emotion, have good intentions, know what they want, and i believe that if you are a good person you will succeed. i want to be a good person. to do good things always and to want to be a good person in every aspect of my everyday life. i am surrounded by some of the loveliest and what i believe are the most talented and kind people right now. friends and family members who want to make a difference and who inspire me each day to dream bigger and to believe in myself.