at one point or another, we all take life for granted and begin moving through the motions rather than existing with purpose, as intentions vanish and our very essence is temporarily forgotten.

 

then, out of the blue, someone or something comes along to kindly remind you that life is meant to be a brightly-colored journey full of adventure that keeps you coming back for more. doing things just because you have always done them or because it is all you know is no longer enough. a yearning to feel the fire inside rekindles your burning desire and you suddenly realize you can, at any given moment, remove from your life all the things that are not bringing love to your heart and invite only those things that nurture your soul and vividly saturate your world with shades you have never known.

 

everything leading up to this moment was merely preparation for all that is to come. you do not want to waste time on petty things that have absolutely no meaning. you learn to love as if it is the only thing you are here to do, holding those people who truly matter close to your heart and soaking up every second you have been gifted. your tender heart aches for permission to open, your truth is peeking out from behind your mask and your soul sets itself free from the lonely cage by which it has been imprisoned.