Growing Through.

Instead of saying, "going-through" say that you're "growing-through." If you're simply going through something & not using it as an opportunity to grow and learn; then you will spend life going through things. On the other hand, if you pay attention to the experience you're having and learning from it, then you're g...rowing through & you won't have to "go-through" it over and over again.

Anais Nin.

I am an excitable person who only understands life  lyrically, musically, in whom feelings are much stronger than reason. I  am so thirsty for the marvelous that only the marvelous has power over  me. Anything I can not transform into something marvelous, I let go.  Reality doesn’t impress me. I only believe in intoxication, in ecstasy,  & when ordinary life shackles me, I escape, one way or another. No  more walls.

---Anais Nin

boredom prevails.

I'm sitting here in the midst of my boredom slowly giving in to the fact that I have absolutely nothing fun to do.  My phone hasn't rang in hours,  text messages are far and few.  What have I done to deserve this? Lol.  Okay, I'm being overly dramatic but seriously - Saturday nights spent alone truly suck.  I'm not really a club person so that's not an option.  I have a few productive projects that I could possibly tackle but that's work...hard work and right now I need excitement.  The little "boo" apparently didn't get the hint that I wanted to chill.  So, here I am AGAIN on another Saturday night bored to pieces.  Hmph.  This life I live of mine...

peace & much love to ya,

april nicole.

hella hopeful.

power thoughts.

1. never settle. if i know you are wonderful then you should too!
2. be confident. if goes a long way if you know how to use it.
3. count your blessings
4. be grateful for what you don't think is enough to be grateful for because it is
5. remember that it could always be worse
6. cry sometimes. without being ashamed of the vulnerability
7. be able to let someone in willingly
8. leave your baggage hidden in your closet where it belongs until you are ready to sort through it. don't take it everywhere with you.
9. take some time for you to be still, to do nothing, to get to know yourself.

with love,
april nicole <3

the best things

The best things in life:

• accidentally overhearing someone say something nice about you
• waking up and realizing you still have a few hours left to sleep
• first kisses
• singing in the car <3
• sweet dreams
• holding hands with someone you care about
• taking long hot baths
• knowing that someone misses you.

ha ha ha. i'm soo girly at times. =)

peace & prosperity,
april nicole

find.your.passion

If: A Poem for Young Women

If: A Poem For Young Women

If you can trust yourself though others doubt you
And conquer fears that limit what you dare
So you can then enrich the world about you
With skills and talents that are yours to share;

If you enjoy both quiet introspection
And festive times with friends and family,
If you make time for dreaming and reflection
But still find joy in others' company;

If you can balance dreams with practicality
And deal in facts but never lose ideals,
If you can face the harshness of reality
And find the truths that prejudice conceals;

If you can be courageous when defeated
And humble in the face of victory
Or give your best until a task's completed,
However difficult the task may be;

If you can be sincere when giving credit
And work at building bridges and not walls
Or strive to reach a price until you get it,
Yet never fail to help someone who falls...

If you can temper facts with understanding
And manage well the things in your control
And neither be too lax or too demanding
But keep in mind the worth of every soul;

If you can reach objectives, not begrudging
The patience, time, and effort you impart,
And look at others' actions without judging
And see not with your eyes but with your heart;

If you can take resources that surround you
And use them in the way you feel is good,
You'll be successful... and all those around you
Will be the richer for your womanhood.

 
-Barbara Burrow

beautiful women.

when I look in the mirror & the only one there is me every freckle on my face is where it's supposed to be & I know our creator didn't make no mistakes on me. my feet, my thighs, my lips, my eyes; I'm lovin' what I see. 

late nights/early morning.

I've seen so many late nights and early mornings for the past couple of weeks.   I recently, maybe a few minutes ago finished a final.  Overall I have a B in the course.  Initially, I decided to take the final again being that we have multiple attempts and the highest grade is what's recorded.   Overachieving at it's finest.  Then I thought again.  My eyes are heavy and I'm tired.  So I'm going to take a little nap and get back up in a few hours and study for another exam.  (yawn) No day's off.