The Beauty Of Simplicity

Hello Again! It's been a while. I have been thinking a lot lately (I know, crazy, eh?), and Heavenly Father keeps telling me I need to write again. So here I am. Writing. I recently returned from a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and I just want to record a few simple thoughts I've had since being home. Life is not a Race Since being home I've heard countless people ask me, so what are you doing now? What are your plans now that you're not a missionary anymore? Sometimes it's fine. Sometimes I want to throw a table at a wall. Quite extreme, I agree, but it's true. I honestly don't know what I want to do with my life right now.  So I'm here to say, IT'S OKAY NOT TO KNOW .  You don't need to know everything right now . Life is not a race. Though it may seem like it, it really isn't. You are only racing against yourself. Take time to figure yourself out. Don't feel like you need to have the best c...

I'm going to be honest for a bit, alright? So here goes. Love.  Whether it's true love or just a crush it doesn't matter. Love is powerful. This post is for all those who are currently going through withdrawals from a broken relationship, or simply just trying to get over a long time crush.  Love is a hard thing. Break ups are hard. Especially when it was one of those relationships of pure bliss. Where everything seemed perfect and wonderful and then it just... Ended. Cut off. Completely cold turkey. And you're not sure what to do. You kind of just sit there. Trying to understand what went wrong and how you can fix it.  The worst type of breakup, though, is when you both know you still have feelings for each other but one reason or another comes up to keep you two apart. Whether it's a busy schedule, or distance, something always comes up and it kills you inside. I know it kills me. Especially when you realize if he did truly like you he would make more ...

Disclaimer: This is a mixture of different people's opinions, so this is pretty true stuff! The Friend Zone. Have you ever been in it? Or were you the one that issued it? Either way, it can be painful. First let's start with being in the zone. You know you have feelings for this person, but you can't get through to him/her. That hopeless feeling you get just thinking about them. Wistfully daydreaming and wishing it was you that they were thinking about every second of the day. I'll give you an example. When I was younger I had a best friend that I had a huge crush on. But atlas, it wasn't meant to be. I thought about him all the time, and wished I could be the girl he talked about so often. The way his eyes would light up whenever she walked into the room, or how his smile would become ever brighter when she cracked a joke. I yearned to be her, and I felt hopeless. In the words of a close friend of mine,  "it feels like that person just said, "yo...