Sleep? eh who needs it?

Whenever I can't sleep I always end up on different photography websites and blogs.. a guilty pleasure I suppose since I always end up looking at pictures for Hours :) Then I think.. wow I wish I has some new pictures to edit.. I should probably make some time for that... So instead I go back to old pictures.

Here are a few I took of my gorgeous little sister Madelyn, not only is she beautiful, but she's so fun to dress up and take pictures of. It's great sister-sister bonding time!  Enjoy!

"Happiness isn't always the best way to be happy."

I watched Where the Wild Things Are tonight, and that movie never fails to make me think of myself and life.

What are the things i'm running away from? 

What are my monsters?

What am I not facing up to? 

am I Max? 

 There are monsters in each of us, so how to face each one is a challenge in life. 

Whether it is jealousy, loneliness, anger, confusion, fear, shame, etc. 

We Have To Face Them and Overcome Them. 

One quote that really made me think was "Happiness isn't always the best way to be happy." I think it's important to remember that we are responsible for our own happiness. 

I've learned that it is best to not  kick and scream my way through the hard times or run away from them. But to instead face them head on. Hard times are inevitable and no one is perfect, but there will always be those that love us to welcome us back.

 "Inside all of us is hope. Inside all of us is fear. Inside all of us is adventure. Inside all of is ... a wild thing.

Overcome your FEARS, have HOPE, and LIVE your adventure. 

Love what you Do.

I love my family. They're basically amazing. Lately, i've kind of forgotten how much I need to thank them for being so awesome.  Last Friday my Dad took me flying in his airplane, 1. I think it's so amazing that he just got his flying license 2. On the way back to Blackfoot he told me to fly the plane.... I immediately panicked.
I'm never one to jump to challenges, they're nice... but I sort of panic and doubt my ability to do anything new.

In result I am 19 years old and don't know what i'm really good at and what my "talents" are. I always end up going with the flow of others and try the things they do, but am never really passionate nor good at whatever the new activity is. The only thing i've really found that I love is taking photos. For Christmas my parents got me a Nikon camera, I think in hopes that i'd actually practice taking photos and continue my passion for it... but I haven't. I still love photography, I just haven't taken the TIME to do anything with the random hobby.

I love the thought of "soul searching" because who knows what's in my soul... certainly not me. I hope to find what's in their hiding and bring it out to share with the world. I think happiness comes from doing the things that we love to do and are good at, so a new goal is finding what I love to do :) and then DO IT.

Spread Some Love!

Publishing

Hello Blogging world..I swore to never do this, yet here I am.
   I am just finishing my first semester of college and have never felt so many mixed feelings in my life.
Some included: happiness, nervousness, fear, where am I?, stupidity, confusion, butterflies, the spirit, anger, stress, hope, and last, but definitely not least, hunger.

  I had an amazing english teacher this semester, Sister Clemens. She filled my head with ideas, goals, and inspiring thoughts every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Now onto the point of bringing up this professor: In our last class we discussed publishing.. publishing the things that life just seems screams at you to talk about, think about, and write about. Now what better way to publish my thoughts and feelings than thru my very own little blog? I swear i'm brilliant.

  Things I want to share include: the good, the bad, and the ugly. my voice. my humor. my favorites. my least favorites. service. dreams. wishes. confidence. lessons learned. pictures. stories. moments that make me smile. and etc.

 Life is Good, find the beauty in it :)