ah. twenty first reflections.

Surround yourself with love, so much that you become lost in it.

Everyone needs a place to be vulnerable in life. Without it, you are constantly living in a facade of strength. No one is strong all the time. Weakness is ok sometimes.
Life is allowed to be enjoyed.
Every word a person says to you has a context.
Crying is necessary. Laughing is even more so.


Guard your heart by giving all of it to God. He is the only one you can entrust it to.
Working hard is a witness to others. It shows you are passionate, committed and grateful.
Being beautiful is tough, worthy work on the heart. Being pretty takes a good twenty minutes in front of the mirror.
Only spend money on what you need. You will be so much happier that way.
Take time to explain things to people who really need an explanation.
Writing down your values, passions, ambitions and hopes is incredibly therapeutic and helps you find and re-find yourself.

Listening is an active activity. It is pretty difficult to master, too.
There is always time for a sit-down coffee.
Praying in your car out loud, using your hands, gives you more clarity than you bargained for.
Program yourself to love, as your default position.
Studying is fun when it's training you to become what you've always dreamed of.

Method to finding someone: Figure out who you are in God. Find someone who complements that.
Spiritual discernment is my number one coveted item. I want it so bad!
Wearing something nice makes you feel good about yourself. You smile at more people.
Some days you will feel like wearing stuff that isn't so nice. You're only human.

Delegation to capable people is the key to successful event planning.
I think songwriting may be like giving birth - painful but worth it.
A woman is to be pursued, but not to be obsessed with the story of his pursuit of her.
Never make public generalisations. Someone will get offended.
There is a time and a place to say and do everything. If it looks as though you have been looking for a long time to say or do this particular thing, perhaps it isn't worth it. That said, give it a few years at least.

I had the most amazing 21st birthday party. It was because God decided to bless me, and so did my amazing, diamond-like friends and unrelenting-in-love family.