almost as deep as i get :)

"you've got something on your mind but you get in your way. Don't sell out tomorrow, you better not change today. All we have is who we are, and all we know is pretending. You gotta think of something real, say, the life we're spending."

--cartel

do you ever feel like the thoughts you think and the words you say are actually someone else's? like something that brilliant and deep couldn't have possibly come from someone like you and you must have read it somewhere or been told by someone? welcome to my life. here are just some of my thoughts that feel like they are someone else's...

*more often than not, the most beautiful things come from the most imperfect origins. take a dancer, for instance. the legs and feet of a dancer are usually covered in scars, bruises, and knots. but, when you see what the dancer can produce using these scarred legs and feet, you can forget all imperfections, because of the beauty and grace of the dance. it can produce emotions that words or a painting could never uncover. so, the next time you look in the mirror and automatically criticize your appearance or judge someone on the street for the way they look, think of the dancer. everything and everyone has imperfections, but there is not a single person in this world that isn't capable of producing something beautiful.*

*take a moment and just breathe. do you realize that what you are doing right now is a miracle? think of all the people in the world that, right now, are fighting for each and every breath. think about what would happen if you were not able to breathe. such a small back and forth movement of your lungs is sustaining your entire existence. if that isn't a miracle, then who knows what is. now, imagine how full and exuberant your life would be if every moment were a miracle... the clouds in the sky. the green light on the way to school. the sunrise. the person who smiled at you in the hall. music. the fact that you are alive, here and now. you are blessed with miracles in your life, even on the lowest day in your life. the secret to happiness is to recognize these miracles and let them better your life.*