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birthday again.

  I scrambled to write the excerpt I'm going to share down below one night in a fit of anxiety + general dread one night back in June. I get like this every June. I do this around New Year's, too.    I don't like the conception of time. I suppose it bothers me. It apparently worsens as I creep up the ladder of age. I do what I can to shift my thoughts onto anything lighter than the existential, but nonetheless: it remains.   I think I appreciate it about myself, if I'm honest. That is, if you take, "existential dread" + just shave off the "dread" portion. Annoyingly, being so chronically empirical about life can give one quite a bit of depth in perspective, I've found.   It makes moments more important. I document a lot of things because I have a fear of being forgotten, hence my love of photography & videography. I create so that I can try with everything in me to somehow let somebody know I was here on this planet, long after I'm gone. ...

A Handful of Quotes That Help Me Stay Inspired

  Sometimes, if I'm feeling less than motivated or enthused to do anything, I will go on a Google or Pinterest search binge that consists of nothing but quotes that inspire me. It's such a mood booster, and I felt like sharing some of my favorites, here, with you guys: (I apologize, in advance, because a lot of this quotes have unknown authors, so if anyone who is reading happens to know the original creditor, please feel free to comment who they belong to.)


  - "if it costs you your peace, it's too expensive." - unknown

  - "to live is the rarest thing in the world, most people just exist." - oscar wilde

  - "we cannot become want we want by remaining what we are." - max depree

  - "doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will." - unknown

  - "take a moment to appreciate how far you've come." - unknown

  - "the two things in life that you are in total control over are your attitude and your effort." - billy cox

  - "a strong woman looks a challenge in the eye and gives it a wink." - gina carey

- "being ourselves means sometimes having to find the courage to stand alone." - brené brown

- "make peace with your broken pieces." - r.h. sin

- "stop comparing your behind-the-scenes with someone's highlight reel." - unknown

- "your only limit is your mind." - unknown (this one hits me the deepest)




  kati


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