Learning To Breathe

I'm sitting here watching A Walk to Remember which by the way is one of my favorite movies and a great book. The movie came out in 2002 when I was still in high school. Crazy how all that seems so far away now. It makes me think about the past almost 7 years since I graduated.

That's a really long time if you think about it and what exactly have a accomplished since then. I started college and dropped out a couple years later. I've done a bunch of random jobs which I really liked doing because each one was like a new adventure and I met some of the most amazing people. Some people were just nice people that I may have one worked with once and moved on. Others will be in my heart forever. I got to work with music which was always my ultimate goal. I've got to work with some amazingly talented friends. I got to work for a label. Yup, that was actually a goal of mine to work for a record label and I guess I can check that one off my list right.

Not sure where this is going anymore but as I was writing this I googled quotes from A Walk to Remember and ended up finding an amazing poem by poet Sandra Sturtz. It is below:

“May you find serenity and tranquility
in a world you may not always understand.

May the pain you have known
and the conflict you have experienced
give you the strength to walk through life
facing each new situation with courage and optimism.

Always know that there are those
whose love and understanding will always be there,
even when you feel most alone.

May a kind word,
a reassuring touch,
and a warm smile
be yours every day of your life,
and may you give these gifts
as well as receive them.

May the teachings of those you admire
become part of you,
so that you may call upon them.

Remember, those whose lives you have touched
and who have touched yours
are always a part of you,
even if the encounters were less than you would have wished.
It is the content of the encounter
that is more important than its form.

May you not become too concerned with material matters,
but instead place immeasurable value
on the goodness in your heart.
Find time in each day to see beauty and love
in the world around you.

Realize that what you feel you lack in one regard
you may be more than compensated for in another.
What you feel you lack in the present
may become one of your strengths in the future.
May you see your future as one filled with promise and possibility.
Learn to view everything as a worthwhile experience.

May you find enough inner strength
to determine your own worth by yourself,
and not be dependent
on another's judgment of your accomplishments.

May you always feel loved.”


Aww the end of A Walk to Remember always and I mean always makes me cry.

Amazing!

xo



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