sometimes when we’re younger we don’t realize that life will go on. we don’t have the mature minds that let us believe everything will be okay, there are no experiences logged in our heads that at that moment help us to make it through.

there is only one way that you can strengthen your mind for these situations and that is to have experienced them yourself. 

there are several people who have impacted my life, one in particular shared the most vital experiences with me. I found myself in a relationship that i was more in love than ever. granted i was in high school and had a very narrow view on what the world had to offer, i feel in love. I found myself overjoyed with the mere presence of this person, every minute i could i wanted to spend with him. whether it was for 5 min, a short bike ride a dinner date or a weekend get-a-way, it didn’t matter. I had shared so many things with him about my life, that many other people don’t know.He was at times the only person that could comfort me in a time of need and understood what i was going though. During this time i learned to love his family as my own and to this day still enjoy every minute i get to talk to them.This person expanded my view on life, he opened my eyes to many different situations that made me the person i am. I learned valuable life lessons that at the time, i didn’t know would impact my future.

I learned a different meaning of “life” and how each individual person interprets the mere gift itself. 

then came a time where i became oblivious, a time where i wish i could have stepped out of my body and pulled myself out of love. there are very few people in the world who give everything to the other person, and in many cases they are taken advantage of. 

at the time the devastation of these unfortunate situations made me hate how far i let myself fall for this person, but now looking back i realize this to was another “stepping stone” in the game of life. 

as it is said time truly does heal all wounds. Although there have been many trials and tribulations the last few years,I can’t imagine my life without this person in it.  He has also had many life experiences since the time we were together and has seemed to have grown from them in a positive way, taking valuable life lessons from each situation thrown his way.

I am blessed to have been able to create such a strong bond with another human being that i can honestly say will last a life time. I consider him to be one person i can always confide in. I know he will continue to be there throughout the rest of my life as i hope to be for him, no matter where this amazing journey of life takes us.

xoxo 

Laur.

nike picked casey neistat to make a video for their company. he was given a set amount of money and decided to travel the world until the money was gone, it lasted 10 days.

truly inspiring.

Sometimes it’s hard for me to imagine that you are gone. Even though it has been almost 10 years i still think you are on an extremely long vacation. Today i stumbled across pictures of you… i miss you, i long to hear your voice and your warm embrace. 

I have so many memories with you, these memories could never be erased. They are etched into my mind like a beautiful painting, that never fades. I am so glad that in the short time you were in my life you made such a tremendous impact on my future.

Because of you I have grown to love life in a different way. I have realized that life is more than the little things, it’s about the bigger picture. I have found that to each single thing that happens in life there is some hidden meaning in it. You have taught me to be the person I am, you have made my heart to be loving and understand the complex situations life throws at it. You have given me the meaning that life truly is about “living in the moment”, because one moment it might all be gone.

I am a girl who stands her ground when needed because you have pushed me into this life without you, i am strong, confident and secure with myself. You have made me this way, even though you are no longer with me, each day you guide me to the next path. Whether it be easy or hard you know i can handle it….because you have taught me. 

i love you and always will. you are on my mind and in my heart always. 

xo-your little girl.

oh-so-digi:

gorgeous.