Come on, skinny love, just last the year.

1) New year, new start. Do something life-changing I’ve never done.

2) Take time once in a while to remember the me from before.

3) Meet more people. Make new friends. Be real with them.

4) Reconnect with old friends. Be real with them.

5) Take more pictures.

6) Don’t forget that life happens outside of camera lenses.

7) Read again. Make lists and lists of books I want to finish. Finish them.

8) Write again. Dust off that muse that I’ve been neglecting.

9) Think things through. Make sure my list of regrets stays blank.

10) Make a decision completely uninhibited by reason. Live passionately.

11) Inspire.

12) Be inspired.

13) And maybe, just maybe, be ready for you.

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Now playing: Birdy – Skinny Love

1/1/11

Happy birthday, year.

Let’s give this another go around, shall we?

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Now playing: Boyz II Men – Iris
via FoxyTunes

22.

(1) Hello.
Somehow, with us, hello is never just hello.
Or so I imagine.
For us, hello is start. Our beginning. Our ready, set, go.
Because when I say hello to you,
it means I missed you
and I can’t wait
to tell you stories of all the adventures I have been on
since the last time we have talked
(but I want to hear your stories first
because your voice makes me smile)
Hello is our secret.  Our right now. When we say hello
we know we are the only two people in the whole wide world
who get it.
Maybe we will let someone in on the joke someday
but for now we laugh. (it’s more fun this way)
Hello is our future, because when I say hello to you
it means I am glad you are here
and I couldn’t wait another minute because
I am so excited for all the fun we will have
this
year. (22)

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Now playing: Jason Mraz – Lucky (feat. Colbie Caillat)
via FoxyTunes

Buzz Buzz Buzz.

1) Appreciate. Praise. Be intentional in giving thanks for at least one thing or person a day. Lord knows I take enough things for granted.

2) Take pictures. Make memories. Beautiful is everywhere. Notice.

3) Be patient. With others. With myself. One step at a time is still forward progress.

4) Help people. Volunteer. Remember that effort really doesn’t require that much effort.

5) Smile. Learn. Grow. Live. Laugh. Love. Become somebody I will be proud of on December 31.

6) Floss. I guess.

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Now playing: Yael Naim – New Soul
via FoxyTunes

Dear 2010,

I am excited for you.

Let’s be friends, please.

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Now playing: Grizzly Bear – Two Weeks
via FoxyTunes