I could lay awake in my bed at night and count the yellow-green leaves that fall outside my window. I could gaze at the moon and wonder at the luminescent light it shines through my blinds. I could stare at the midnight blue sky and the hues of indigo, plum, and black that dance upon my curtains.Close my eyes…

…and sleep.

I could wake up to a canary yellow sunrise while the morning jays chirp past my balcony.I could sip on my mocha brown hazelnut java while I take a whiff of the brisk valley air. And as the warm sun rises over that horizon, I could daydream. 

I could be an artist…If I wanted.

Any love worth having takes time and commitment. When you meet someone that you make an instant connection with, confidence goes out the door and in floods a lifetime full of insecurities, judgments, and doubts. What is my next move? Did he/she really just say what I think he/she said? Wait, did that really happen?

If you are like me and shy on the inside, you aren’t the type to unravel all your life’s mysteries on the first date. You are secretive and coy, hardly the type to reveal your timeline of half-baked romances and torn hearts haphazardly pieced back together by tape. The walls you’ve put up over the years stand only contest to the Great Wall. It takes time to trust someone. You have the highest opinion of yourself and swear that no other can compare. But make no mistake, you are not one bit egotistical or conceited. Jaded and skeptical, maybe, but not narcissistic. So you never say too much about yourself or too little, which gives others the impression that you are a tease (which I personally think is bullshit.) In other words, it takes a hell of long time to get to know you.

And for many people, they just don’t have that time to spare. It is too hard and not worth the investment. In the end, it is they who missed out on the opportunity to meet someone amazing like you. But I believe it is important to keep in mind that not now doesn’t necessarily mean not ever. Timing is everything. If they truly were “the one”, somehow, someway, they will come back into your life. Granted, most often very inconveniently, but I wouldn’t immediately dismiss this second chance. And no, one cannot simply pick up where they left off. You can try if you want to but it’s not going to be the same. But if it is worth it, if you are willing to put up with the work, then by all means have at it. Do it when you are ready.

It is easy to question one’s thoughts. It is far more difficult to question one’s feelings. Doubt in your own feelings will translate into everything you do. If you feel something for someone, have conviction. Don’t do a shoddy job of expressing it. All you are wasting is time, which for me at least, means the world. Games are for kids. How old are you now?

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nevver:

• Remember to never split an infinitive.
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• Do not put statements in the negative form.
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In which young George Lucas looks like young Jack Nicholson — with a pompadour.

(Photo: Lucasfilm Ltd. via the New York Times)

Damn, that pompadour.

Shake your body line.

Shake, shake, shake, Senora, shake it all the time.

mmm mmmm mmm mmmm mm! give.me.this. NOW.

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I went to the dentist today. My regular dentist is Filipino but he was absent today so the banter shared over my immobile body, mouth agape, brought new meaning to the phrase gossip at the water cooler. I’m so used to listening to the two Filipinos on either side of me talk about all things Filipino. I mean, yeah, I can relate but usually I don’t care. But today, listening to the the Indian dentist talk to the Filipino dental assistant was truly a gift. They talked about everything from geography to economics to culture and even religion! There I was, laying slightly uncomfortable upon the plastic covered dentist chair, a point that intersected a cross-cultural exchange of thoughts, experiences…lives. I couldn’t help but chuckle at the this interaction considering how minutely it may or may not have affected the rest of their day.

cursivebuildings:

Why that “happiness thing” is so difficult for all of us human beings, caught somewhere between true beasts & pure angels. A theory.