trust...

“you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself.” 
 - Marilyn Monroe

I love the meaning that you can find in a few simple words. 

Trust. 
What does it really mean?
It will change from one moment to the next. 

Others will disappoint you. 
Let you down.
Break your heart. 
Betray you. 
Unknowingly - Unintentionally 

Trust.
It's believing in yourself. 
It's trusting in God. 
That when it all does fall apart. 
And you are left broken. 
That you will be okay. 

year...

i have this voice of passion within me
that will not be silenced
it fights for something more

more life
more love
more heart

it wants to feel all the bad
the dirty and ugly
the part we hide…even from ourselves

it yearns to document them
see them
hold them close
and feel them
become part of them

.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .

i thrive capturing emotion
passion
moments
my goal for this year  
to see it
in natural form
the dark grit
the photographs that make you feel

i want emotion
i want to feel it
i want pain, joy, confusion, clarity
i want it all
in life we have highs
and lows
 moments that are perfect
more that aren't

 put our hearts in
attempt to take them out
 get hurt
 hurt others

 show our strength
hide our weakness
put up walls
hide tears

 say one thing
but  mean another
show our worst
hoping they deserve our best

all it takes is for one
to prove it all wrong
to stay
to fight

live...

a couple weeks ago we buried my cousin
she was 24...

sometimes life is far too short
sometimes life is too painful 

no parent should bury their child
especially a child so young...

my heart aches for my uncle
i cry thinking of his pain...

life is short
we really should learn to live while we can... 

a season of change...

there are a few major things that are going to be changing in my life.

i recently have found foot zoning....
go ahead shake your head, think i'm nuts
it works....

i have:
 healed
realized
found peace
felt anger
relaxed
centered

i am a happy person -
but i have lost my joy
my passion
pleasure...

so a few things are going to change...

i will write more - for me
i will shoot more - of my vision
i will spend time - with myself
i will open my heart - to love
i will go back - to something that scares me
i will stand up for me - no matter what
i will not feel weak - physically, emotionally, spiritually
i will value - myself

"adversity is like a strong wind, it tares from us all of the things that can not be torn. so that we see ourselves as we really are." -- Arthur Golden

unspoken...

raw, ugly, terrifying thoughts
facing a truth, for so long hidden
buried under smiles, laughs, pretty words…

a pain so deep, a cut that never heals
anger masked with pretend forgiveness
emotional scars, words unspoken…

truth hidden beneath makeup
an act perfectly portrayed
smiles and laughter unbroken…

lies, untruths weaved tightly
distorting, destroying worth
 let it go…




truth....

sometimes when we ask a person for the truth we aren't fully prepared for the answer...

when i date someone i ask a lot of random questions
request random bits of information
like what you ask....

"tell me something you normally wouldn't tell me"

and most of the time i am prepared for an answer such as
"i like you more than you think i do"
or
"i once _______"

but generally i do not expect them to tell me about myself
things about myself that i don't even admit...

this is what i got:

"um...i think you are very insecure, but that can be fixed
i think there is a lot you need to let go of in order for you
to actually be happy, because i don't really think you are right now"

happiness is relative - i am happy
but i think he was speaking more in regards to relationships
which i agree

i bond myself to emotionally unavailable men
i see an end - and therefore it is safe
i fill a need they have - and in return i feel wanted

i avoid commitment - or potential of commitment
even though that is what i want...

maybe i just want someone to fight & prove
to make me feel worth it...
or that they actually do want all of me - not just part

i need them to give in - before i think i can
i need to know they are in it...
that it is really all of me that they want

or maybe i need to just let go...
no control
no sensor
just pure emotion...just me

“Yes, I was infatuated with you: I am still. No one has ever heightened such a keen capacity of physical sensation in me. I cut you out because I couldn't stand being a passing fancy. Before I give my body, I must give my thoughts, my mind, my dreams. And you weren't having any of those. ”
Sylvia Plath,