lessons i've learned under the summer sun:
(in no particular order)
---> i can have messy, day-after-the-beach- hair, minimal-to-no makeup on if i want to. and strangely i've never felt prettier than that simplicity.
---> treat sleep as a suggestion rather than necessity some nights. stay up to see the sunrise. have an adventure while everyone is asleep. a lot of life can and should happen in those dark and beautiful hours.
---> i often find myself reverting back to really wanting him. and in that pursuit i continue to lose myself and what i want. over and over.
---> the art of discernment is a lost art. one i'd like to bring back, one i'd like to practice fiercely.
---> sometimes, every great once in a while, the attraction is so strong it can become the bane of your existence. the not-quite-but-almost existential dilemma you've come to over and again; that lust is just that, a child's game. that wanting and having mean two very different things.
---> swimming in the ocean under the moonlight is far better than any alternative.
---> watching fireworks from the roof of your house with your best friends is the best way to do independence day.
---> one day i'll be strong enough to walk away and not leave a single piece of me with him. and that it's OK if i'm just not there yet.
---> listening to the thoughts and minds of generations before you should be a required practice.
---> to stop saying, "i hope he likes me" and start saying, "i hope i like him."
---> don't be ashamed of where you're at. you'd be surprised to know that most everyone is right there too.
---> one day i'll be enough for myself and from there, everything will follow suit.
-S
